About Raymond
Raymond Guddah works from a practical, interactive counselling approach. He draws on psychodynamic ideas and cognitive behavioural tools to help people cope with stress, anxiety and addictive behaviours. Raymond aims to offer respectful, sensitive support that focuses on building confidence and practical steps forward.
He has 15 years of experience in community and residential rehab settings and in mental health services across the United Kingdom. Raymond is a registered member of the British Association for Counsellors & Psychotherapists - BACP, and he has worked with people from Europe, the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be collaborative and goal-oriented. He listens for patterns from the past that affect present choices and uses that understanding to plan tangible changes. Practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy sit alongside longer-term psychodynamic work when helpful.
Raymond also uses motivational interviewing to support readiness for change and solution-focused ideas to set achievable short-term goals. He works with a wide range of concerns including depression, trauma, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, bipolar features, anger and self-esteem difficulties.
People looking for help with process addictions such as gambling or compulsive sexual behaviours will find he brings experience from residential addiction services. He also supports those coping with life changes and seasonal affective disorder and offers an empathetic, steady approach to recovery and growth.
How his approaches work online
Raymond commonly blends psychodynamic work and cognitive behavioural therapy in online sessions. Psychodynamic work looks at how past relationships and patterns influence current feelings and choices; it helps when repetitive difficulties keep reappearing. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on practical steps and skill building to reduce symptoms such as anxiety and unhelpful thinking patterns.He also draws on motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and to build momentum. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and together you will choose techniques that fit your situation and timetable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video is useful for deeper, conversational work where seeing facial cues matters. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins, brief reflections or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, parenting and travel commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Parenting issues
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Sex addiction
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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