About Richard
Richard Folkes is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addiction and related struggles. He works with people dealing with grief, relationship and intimacy problems, low self-esteem, sleep and eating concerns, and life changes that feel hard to manage. Richard is NCPS credentialed and has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
He starts sessions by listening closely to each person’s story. He believes the client is the expert on their life and looks for strengths to build on.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and down to earth, not full of jargon. Richard aims to make the first steps feel manageable and clear. Richard draws on Client-Centred methods to keep the focus on what matters most to each person.
He also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, helping people spot unhelpful thinking and try small experiments that change feelings. For people affected by trauma, he uses Trauma-Focused approaches to address distressing memories and reactions. Sessions can be a mix of talking, simple exercises and agreed tasks between meetings.
The pace is set by the client, with a practical plan formed over time. Richard pays attention to daily routines, sleep and coping strategies that often affect mood and recovery. He offers sessions by video, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs.
People can expect a straightforward process of assessment, goal-setting and regular check-ins to see what is helping and what to adjust.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and helping the client shape the work. In online sessions this means the counsellor follows the client’s lead, reflects what they hear and helps people identify personal strengths that matter to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises. Online CBT sessions often involve setting small tasks between meetings and reviewing what helps in everyday life.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will discuss different ways of working and agree what to try first based on the client’s goals and preferences. Over time this plan can be adjusted, combining elements from different approaches to suit what is actually helping.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps. Phone sessions can suit those with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for short check-ins, brief reviews of coping strategies or for people who find typing easier than speaking. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caregiving or other commitments and to keep continuity when life is busy.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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