About Richard
Richard Whitelaw is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience and a BACP credential. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem and depression. He aims to create a respectful and compassionate space where people can begin to talk about what matters to them.
He adapts sessions to each person’s situation rather than using a fixed formula. Conversations focus on practical steps that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions can cover motivation, confidence building, and managing strong emotions like anger. Richard draws on client-centred work to keep the person’s perspective central. He uses mindfulness techniques to strengthen awareness and reduce reactivity.
He also works with Internal Family Systems ideas to understand conflicting feelings and inner parts. Sessions are conversational and paced to suit the individual. He listens for what matters most and helps people try out new ways of coping between sessions.
Small, achievable changes are encouraged rather than big, sudden shifts. Richard accepts people from different places and supports English-language sessions. He understands that starting therapy feels hard and offers clear steps to get started.
Practical details about format and cost are handled during the sign-up and matching process.
How these approaches work in online therapy
Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the session. The counsellor listens closely and follows the client’s pace, helping them find their own solutions to stress, anxiety and life changes.Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting carried away by them. It can help reduce reactivity to stress and support calmer decision-making in day-to-day life.
Internal Family Systems looks at the different parts inside a person that hold emotions or beliefs. Working with these parts can clarify why people feel stuck and open up new ways to respond to grief, guilt or control issues.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will collaborate with the person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That may mean mixing elements of different approaches as therapy progresses.
Online work is practical and flexible. Video calls offer face-to-face connection, phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or low bandwidth, live chat allows quick exchanges, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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