- Integrative approach
- Practical steps
- Experience in mental health
About Richard
Richard Gordon-Smith is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and a wide range of life changes. He supports clients with relationship and parenting concerns, addiction and substance issues, grief, trauma and abuse, and worries about self-esteem, body image and intimacy. He also offers support around coping with natural or human-caused disaster and related practical and emotional impacts.
He trained in psychology before completing an Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling with the University of Manchester. His credential NCPS is shown as part of his professional profile. He has worked in mental health settings for 13 years and brings that experience to each session.
His style is integrative and down-to-earth. He listens first and then helps people find small, practical steps they can try between sessions. Conversations can cover current difficulties and relevant past experiences that still affect day-to-day life.
Therapeutic methods Richard uses include client-centred ways of working, cognitive behavioural ideas to spot thinking patterns, emotionally-focused techniques to work with feelings, and psychodynamic thinking to look at long-standing themes. He also draws on solution-focused tools to set short-term goals.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to the person’s needs. He encourages clear goals where useful, and flexible talking that follows what matters most to the client. Many people come away with clearer choices and ways to manage daily stressors.
How Richard’s approaches translate to online counselling
Attachment-based ideas focus on how early relationships shape feelings and connections. Online work using this approach can help people notice patterns in close relationships and try new ways of relating in everyday life.Client-centred work puts the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows what the client brings, which can help when someone needs a calm space to think through stress, grief or identity concerns.
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. In online sessions this often means learning practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build new routines for sleep, eating or anxiety management.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The counsellor will work with each person to choose methods that suit their needs, goals and preferences. That choice is made together and can change as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut out travel time and let people join from a quieter location. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed and reduce the need to be on camera for every meeting.
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Experience
13+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does this counsellor address?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addictions, relationship and parenting concerns, self-esteem and many life changes, including coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
How would you describe his therapeutic style?
He works in an integrative, person-centred way that prioritises listening and practical steps. Sessions balance talking about feelings with setting small, achievable goals.
What experience does he bring to sessions?
He has 13 years of experience in mental health and trained in psychology before completing an Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling with the University of Manchester.
What credentials and location are listed?
The profile lists NCPS as a credential and shows he practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients get help?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.