John Ridley, BACP, NCPS

Counsellor John Ridley is a BACP and NCPS registered practitioner with three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. He works with stress, anxiety, LGBT concerns, relationship issues, self-esteem and depression. He uses several recognised counselling approaches to help people talk things through and find ways forward.

John keeps sessions straightforward and focused on practical steps. He listens to what matters to the person in front of him and uses conversations and exercises from approaches such as cognitive behavioural work and acceptance and commitment ideas. Sessions aim to identify patterns, try small changes and build clearer ways of coping.

He also addresses concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues and communication problems. Other areas John has worked with include body image, commitment issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness and addiction. He can discuss how these themes link together and what to try first.

John describes his style as client-centred, using emotion-focused and dialectical ideas when they help. That means the focus is on the person’s experience and on practical skills for managing strong emotions and difficult thoughts. He works in plain language and explains what each approach involves.

People who choose to work with him start by describing what they want to change. From there John helps set out options and small goals. He accepts international clients and provides sessions in English. To arrange a first meeting the directory process asks for a short questionnaire and then a scheduling step.

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