Tracie Richards

Tracie Richards is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety and problems in their relationships. She offers practical, down-to-earth support for those coping with trauma, abuse or career distress. Tracie works in English and provides straightforward guidance to help people take the first steps toward feeling better.

With 15 years of experience and a BACP registration, she blends listening with practical tools. Sessions focus on what matters to the person in front of her, using approaches like attachment work and cognitive behavioural techniques to tackle unhelpful patterns. Tracie also draws on eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing techniques when trauma memories need careful attention.

People come to her for help with a wide range of concerns beyond the headline issues. These include abandonment, attachment difficulties, codependency, control struggles, dissociation and feelings of guilt and shame. She also supports those dealing with separation or domestic violence, work-related stress, loneliness and a midlife reassessment of purpose.

Her style is clear and collaborative. Tracie emphasises practical steps alongside reflective conversation so people leave sessions with ideas they can try between meetings. She works to make therapy understandable and manageable for everyday life.

To begin, prospective clients choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability. Tracie practises in the United Kingdom and works in English.

How counselling approaches can work online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect current feelings and behaviour. Online work can help people notice these patterns and try new ways of relating in day-to-day life. Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the centre and relies on careful listening and reflection to help someone feel heard and understood; this can be as effective in conversation over distance as in person. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, feelings and actions and introduces simple experiments and exercises that people can practise between sessions to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful habits.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will work together with the person to choose which methods suit their needs and goals. That might mean mixing listening and reflection with practical CBT steps, or bringing in trauma-focused techniques when needed. The choice is based on the person’s situation and preferences.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm which session formats the counsellor currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around a busy week, avoid travel time and have shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow people to use written exercises and homework between meetings so progress continues outside the session.