About Dennis
Dennis Richards is a psychotherapeutic counsellor based in the United Kingdom. He has ten years of practice supporting people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low self-esteem or depression. He aims to make the first steps easier for people who are unsure where to begin.
Dennis works in a straightforward, respectful way that treats each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on what the client wants to change and use practical tools to manage difficult feelings and day-to-day challenges.
Background and approach
He encourages small, achievable steps rather than aiming for sudden transformation. He draws on a mix of talking approaches and structured techniques. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, client-centred conversations and solution-focused methods help to identify patterns and try new responses.
For people carrying trauma, he also offers trauma-focused methods and therapies that aim to reduce the impact of distressing memories. Dennis has particular experience supporting people dealing with addictions, panic and phobic reactions, chronic pain or illness, and issues around shame, guilt and isolation.
He also works with clients who want help with career concerns, money stress or finding renewed purpose in midlife. He is registered with BACP and NCPS. Sessions are offered in English and Dennis accepts international clients who prefer online work.
He encourages a collaborative start so clients set the goals and pace for their therapy.
Therapeutic approaches and online delivery
Client-centred work puts the client's priorities first and offers a space where thoughts and feelings are heard without judgement; this approach helps people clarify what matters and decide next steps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and offers practical techniques to test and change unhelpful patterns, useful for anxiety, panic and phobias. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a trauma-focused method that can help reduce the intensity of distressing memories and their emotional impact when trauma is present.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Dennis will talk through options and try approaches that match a client's goals and preferences. The decision about what to try is shared, and methods can be adapted over time based on what helps.
Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging makes it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and different time zones. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a simpler check-in, while chat or text is useful for brief updates or when typing feels easier. These options give flexibility and help people keep continuity of care across locations.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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