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Rita Lally, BACP

Collaborative counsellor for anxiety and life change

9 years in practice · based in United Kingdom · sessions in English · online sessions

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About Rita

Rita Lally is a counsellor who uses a collaborative, person-focused approach. She draws on nine years of experience to help people who are feeling stressed, anxious, low in confidence, or unsettled by big life changes. Rita listens without judgement and helps people make sense of difficult feelings.

Sessions are aimed at understanding what matters most to the client and finding manageable steps forward. The tone is curious and direct, not clinical or distant.

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Background and approach

She works with concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions and caregiver stress. Rita also supports people facing career uncertainty, compassion fatigue, or issues rooted in attachment and abandonment. Her practice brings together client-centred ways of working with psychodynamic thinking and mindfulness techniques.

That mix helps clients name patterns, notice their reactions, and try different ways of responding. Internal Family Systems ideas are sometimes used to explore the parts of a person that hold painful feelings. Rita offers sessions in English and accepts international clients.

Work can be short term or longer depending on needs, and she helps people set clear goals for therapy. The focus is practical - calming anxiety, improving communication, and building steadier routines and self-care.

Therapeutic approaches suited to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person and their experience. It involves listening carefully, reflecting what comes up, and helping people find their own solutions. This approach is useful for anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship concerns.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm. It helps people notice when worry or sadness takes over and develop steadier responses to stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rita will discuss goals and preferences and together you can try different methods to see what helps most. The therapist treats this as a collaboration and will adjust methods based on what you find useful.

Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video lets you keep visual connection while phone sessions can be quicker and need less bandwidth. Live chat or messaging suits short check-ins or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping continuity between sessions.
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Questions people ask

What concerns does Rita help with?
Rita works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, relationship difficulties, grief and trauma. She also supports people facing addiction, career questions and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and client-centred. She listens without judgement and blends mindful practices with psychodynamic ideas to help people notice patterns and make changes.
What experience does she bring?
She has nine years of experience supporting adults through a range of personal challenges, including attachment issues, abandonment concerns and caregiver stress.
What credentials and location are listed?
Rita holds BACP registration and practises from the United Kingdom.
Are sessions offered in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Rita?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

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Experience
9 years
Licensed
Languages
English

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