Tracie Richards, BACP

Tracie Richards is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety and relationship strain. She works plainly and directly so clients know what to expect. Tracie helps with trauma, abuse and career concerns and supports people exploring life purpose, midlife change or separation from a partner.

Tracie uses everyday language in sessions. She encourages practical steps alongside talking through feelings. People often bring worries about abandonment, attachment patterns or feeling isolated, and she helps them name these patterns and try different ways of responding.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques. Tracie also uses eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing and motivational interviewing depending on what each person needs. She will suggest options and tailor the approach to the issue at hand.

Tracie has 15 years of experience and holds BACP, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. That means she follows the professional standards associated with that registration.

Sessions can cover practical skills for anxiety, ways to manage shame or guilt, and coaching for career decisions. Tracie aims to build straightforward plans you can try between sessions, then review what helps and what needs changing.

She works with adults based in the United Kingdom and runs sessions in English. Initial steps are simple and guided so people can move at a pace that feels manageable.

Approaches and online options that fit your life

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how past connections affect current reactions. It can be useful for worries about abandonment, attachment issues and rebuilding trust after hurt. Client-centred therapy prioritises the person in the room, offering careful listening and reflection so clients can find their own answers and feel heard. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviours keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Tracie will talk with each person about goals and preferences, explain possible methods, and try approaches collaboratively. That way the plan evolves from what actually helps rather than a one-size-fits-all model.

Online work is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversations and seeing non-verbal cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a lunch break or commute. Live chat and messaging suit short check-ins, written reflection or when someone prefers not to use audio. These options make it easier to keep continuity and to fit therapy around work and family commitments.