About Richard
Richard Gordon-Smith welcomes people who are thinking about making important changes in their lives. He supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting worries, addiction concerns and issues around self-esteem. He also works with grief, trauma, sleep and eating problems, and with people exploring intimacy and identity questions.
Richard studied psychology and then completed an Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling with the University of Manchester. He has 13 years of experience working in mental health and holds NCPS as a listed credential.
Background and approach
His background means he is familiar with a wide range of emotional struggles and life stresses. In sessions Richard keeps the approach straightforward and person-focused. He uses listening and gentle questioning to help people find clearer thinking and practical steps.
Conversations cover feelings, relationships and patterns that keep causing pain or confusion. He draws on several approaches when helpful, including client-centred work, emotion-focused ideas, cognitive techniques and psychodynamic thinking. That mix is used to suit the person in front of him rather than to follow a rigid programme.
People who choose Richard can expect calm, respectful conversation and a pace that feels manageable. He aims to help people understand themselves better and to try changes that make daily life feel easier to handle.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
The practice often draws on attachment-based thinking, client-centred work and cognitive behavioural ideas. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current feelings and reactions, which can be helpful for intimacy and relationship concerns. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person's experience, giving space to talk through difficult feelings and decisions. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at connections between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offer practical steps to reduce anxiety or unhelpful habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, then adapt methods so they make sense for the person seeking help. That collaborative process means techniques change as needs evolve.
Online therapy is offered by video call, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation time. Phone sessions suit those with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, ongoing reflections and people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, travel and family life while keeping a steady course of support.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 13 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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