Denise Richardson, BACP

Denise Richardson is a counsellor with twenty years of experience who helps people facing midlife changes, stress and relationship strain. She works with people who are anxious, grieving, struggling with self-esteem, or finding life transitions hard. Denise aims to make the first steps straightforward so people can start talking about what matters to them.

She combines practical talking therapy with coaching methods to help clients set goals and find new ways of coping. Denise draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-based work and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps and on understanding patterns that keep problems repeating.

Denise spent many years building experience across different cultures and healthcare settings in the United Kingdom and abroad. She holds a BACP accreditation, a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Masters in International Medicine, and has worked with people around issues including addiction, bereavement, caregiving stress and complex relationship difficulties.

She also offers clinical supervision for other therapists, emphasising reflective practice and sustainable professional growth. Those sessions are framed to support thinking, reduce burnout risk and strengthen therapeutic skills.

People who choose Denise can expect a collaborative way of working. She reviews each person’s situation at the start and adapts methods to match the individual's goals. To begin, readers should confirm current session options and follow the site's booking steps.

How her approaches translate to online working

Denise commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based approaches alongside Client-Centred work. ACT focuses on helping people clarify values and build small, actionable steps towards them, which can help with anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and helps people recognise and change those patterns to improve intimacy and communication. Client-Centred therapy gives the person an empathic space to talk and be heard, supporting self-understanding and personal growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Denise reviews each person's needs and goals at the start and collaborates to choose methods that fit their situation. That partnership means approaches can be adapted as progress is made or new issues emerge.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so readers should confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, such as taking a shorter check-in during a lunch break or choosing a quieter time without travel. It also allows people to continue therapeutic work across moves or changing schedules. When practical arrangements matter, Denise will discuss what will best suit the client's routine and therapeutic aims.