About Ray
Ray Hazen is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 18 years of experience. He focuses on stress, anxiety, addiction issues, trauma and abuse, anger and depression. He invites people to take small first steps when they feel ready and acknowledges that starting therapy takes courage.
Ray works in a straightforward way. He listens to each person's story and helps them notice their own strengths. Sessions aim to make problems easier to manage, not to label or blame.
Background and approach
The conversation is practical and paced to suit the individual. Over nearly two decades Ray has supported people through a wide range of concerns. These include mood struggles, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and phobias, and challenges linked to substance or process addictions.
He also has experience with issues such as codependency, chronic illness or pain, anger, and personality-related patterns. He describes his role as a collaborator rather than an expert of someone else's life. Ray helps people set realistic goals and work towards them step by step.
He draws on approaches that have evidence behind them and adapts methods to what each person needs. If someone prefers clear, direct conversations and practical strategies, Ray offers that style. He encourages a steady pace, building coping skills and noticing progress along the way.
The focus is always on what will help the person move forward.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Ray draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that work in remote sessions. One approach focuses on teaching practical coping skills and strategies to manage anxiety and stress; it involves step-by-step techniques to reduce symptoms and build day-to-day resilience. Another approach addresses trauma and its after-effects by helping people process difficult memories gradually and learn how to reduce their impact on current life and relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ray will talk through options with each person and decide together which methods fit their goals and comfort level. The choice of approach can change over time as needs evolve, and the therapist and client make those decisions collaboratively.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video lets people maintain face-to-face contact, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat can suit short check-ins or those who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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