Counsellor profile
Stephen (Steve) Rudkin, BACP, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Anger and Addiction
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- CredentialsBACP, NCPS
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 158735; NCPS, United Kingdom / NCS23-04343
- Experience26 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Client-centred approach
- Mindfulness techniques
- Psychodynamic ideas
About Stephen
Stephen (Steve) Rudkin is a counsellor registered with the BACP and NCPS who has worked in the United Kingdom for over 26 years. He has practised in a wide range of settings including drug and alcohol services, mental health, advocacy, nursing, domestic abuse services and child and family work. He helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, grief and anger.
Steve uses a blend of client-centred, mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas. He will listen and help people identify what is causing their difficulties. Past experiences and repeating patterns are looked at when that seems useful. The aim is to develop clearer awareness and practical ways to move forward.
His background includes work in both public and secure environments and in private practice. That experience informs how he supports people with complex or overlapping concerns, such as co-morbidity, attachment issues, and process addictions. He also has experience with drug and alcohol addiction and domestic violence contexts.
In sessions he offers both short-term and longer-term counselling. He describes an integrative approach, drawing on different techniques as needed rather than sticking to one fixed method. Sessions focus on exploring problems, identifying patterns and finding manageable steps for change.
Steve aims to help people notice strengths and build more sustainable ways of coping. He works with issues such as parenting concerns, fatherhood matters, intimacy-related problems, self-harm, and midlife challenges. Sessions are conducted in English and he accepts international clients.
How sessions work
Approaches used in online counselling and what they do
Client-centred work focuses on listening and helping the person feel understood. It prioritises the client's perspective and helps people clarify what they want to change, including patterns around anger and relationships.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity. It can help with stress, anxiety and urges that feed into addictive or angry behaviours by building awareness of bodily and emotional cues.
Psychodynamic ideas look at past experiences and recurring patterns that influence present reactions. This approach can be useful when anger links to attachment, abandonment or long-standing relational issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and practical needs, and together they will decide which methods to try. That collaborative process helps steer whether short-term techniques or longer-term exploration is most helpful.
The profile does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm which formats are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins where needed, and remove travel time. Registered and accredited professionals often use these options to help therapy fit around everyday life.
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Experience
26+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Which problems does he help with most often?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, depression, grief and anger among other concerns.
What is his therapy style like?
He uses an integrative approach rooted in client-centred therapy, mindfulness and psychodynamic thinking. That means listening first, then using techniques from different approaches as needed.
How much experience does he have?
He has 26 years of experience working across health, social care, education, secure settings and private practice.
What credentials and location apply?
He is registered with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I see him if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm the current options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
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.