Counsellor profile
Richard Folkes, NCPS
United Kingdom
NCPS counsellor - Anger and trauma
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- CredentialsNCPS
- RegistrationNCPS, United Kingdom / NCS24-01412
- Experience3 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
About Richard
Richard Folkes is a NCPS credentialed counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years' professional experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, addictions, anger, depression and other life challenges. He also addresses career concerns, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief and self-esteem difficulties.
Richard uses clear, person-focused work in sessions. He treats clients as the experts on their own lives and helps them use their strengths to manage problems. Conversations are practical and goal-focused, with time spent on what changes might help day to day.
He draws on Client-Centred Therapy to follow what matters most to each person and to build trust in the room. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to spot thought and behaviour patterns that keep problems going and to test different ways of responding. Trauma-Focused Therapy is applied where past harm affects current coping and relationships.
Sessions look at specific situations such as snapping at partners, workplace frustration, or the build-up of resentment. He also supports people dealing with sleep, eating, and attention differences alongside emotional distress. Practical strategies are offered alongside talking things through.
Richard welcomes international clients and works in English. He asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire before booking a first session. Costs vary by location and sessions are billed via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
How Richard uses therapeutic approaches in online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the client. The therapist encourages people to lead the conversation, clarifies priorities and supports them to use their own strengths to make changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns that fuel anger or anxiety and introduces small, testable changes in behaviour to see what works in everyday life.
Trauma-Focused Therapy attends to the effects of past harm on present coping and relationships. It uses careful, paced work to reduce the impact of traumatic memories and to develop safer ways of responding to triggers.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust them as needed to fit the client’s pace.
Practical benefits of online sessions include fitting appointments into a busy week and reducing travel time. If session formats are needed, please confirm the current options before booking. Online work can allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, or sessions without video when bandwidth is limited, and these practical choices are discussed when arranging appointments.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does he help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, anger, addictions and related issues such as depression and relationship strain.
What is his therapeutic style like?
He uses a person-focused approach that treats the client as the expert on their life and combines practical strategies with conversational work.
How much experience does he have?
He has three years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom as noted in his profile.
What credential does he hold and where is he based?
He is credentialed as NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.