Counsellor profile
Vanessa Richards, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - Anger and trauma support
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 395767
- Experience5 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- CBT skills
- DBT techniques
- Motivational interviewing
About Vanessa
Vanessa Richards is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with five years of experience. She helps people cope with anger, stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and life changes. She also supports those facing career pressures, caregiving stress, grief, and challenges around parenting and eating concerns.
Vanessa draws on an integrative background that includes client-centred work and practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy. Sessions focus on clear goals and real-life skills. Conversations aim to identify patterns that fuel anger and then develop manageable strategies to respond differently.
Her style is relational and straightforward. She uses elements of dialectical behaviour therapy to teach emotion regulation and grounding techniques, and motivational interviewing to strengthen commitment to change. Narrative therapy ideas may be used to help people reframe difficult stories about themselves.
Vanessa has experience supporting people affected by the cancer journey and by past abuse, and she has worked in both NHS settings and private practice. She mentions work with survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence and an understanding of trauma-related effects on mood and behaviour.
Sessions are conducted in English and Vanessa accepts international clients. She notes that session costs vary with location and that therapy operates via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Vanessa uses client-centred methods and cognitive behavioural therapy to help people understand what drives their anger and to practise different responses. Client-centred work offers space to talk through feelings while the counsellor listens without judgement. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behaviour changes to reduce reactivity.She also draws on dialectical behaviour therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. These skills are practical - breathing, grounding and step-by-step plans for moments of high arousal - that people can try between sessions. Choosing the right mix of approaches is collaborative; she will work with the client to pick methods that match the person's goals and day-to-day life.
The original profile does not specify which online formats are used, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, and offer audio-only choices when video is not suitable. Registered or accredited professionals like Vanessa aim to adapt interventions so skills can be practised in everyday settings rather than only in sessions.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she help with?
She helps with snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, simmering resentment and anger linked to trauma or life change.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is relational and practical. She combines client-centred listening with skills-based approaches to manage strong emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience and background working in NHS settings and private practice.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How does the subscription and cost work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
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.