Meet Rick
Welcome to change
Over the past eight years, I’ve worked with people facing what once felt impossible: crippling anxiety, harsh self-judgment, and patterns that seemed unbreakable. These struggles can feel suffocating, but they aren’t permanent. When we slow down and stay with what’s been avoided, something shifts…
Therapy is about that turning point, meeting yourself differently, so life can start to move again…
How we work together in therapy
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Explore
We begin by looking beneath the surface noise: the anxiety that fuels the fear of your own feelings, the rigid coping patterns that keep intimacy at a distance, and the punishing inner critic that turns you against yourself. Together, we trace where these patterns began and how they still shape your present, while starting to uncover what you truly want for your life.
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Engage
Real change means engaging with the very feelings you’ve spent years avoiding beneath those rigid coping patterns. This isn’t easy work; it asks for courage and persistence, but it’s the only way through. And you won’t be facing it alone.
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Emerge
As the work mobilises, you may begin to notice the weight lifting: moments of freedom from old fears, new ways of connecting, and the ability to choose rather than repeat. Bit by bit, you step into a life that feels more your own.
Working
together
Therapy with me takes place online, giving you the flexibility to access support from the comfort of your own space. Sessions are 50 minutes, via the secure video platform doxy.me - ‘The Simple, Free and Secure Telemedicine Platform’.
Each session is £65, and I offer a range of appointment times, mornings, afternoons, and evenings, to fit around your life and commitments.
Our work together is professional, safe, and confidential. What matters most is our consistent space where you feel supported enough to face what’s difficult and challenged enough to grow.
If what you’ve read here resonates, learn more about how I work with clients…
If you’re thinking about starting therapy, reach out through the contact form below, where we can arrange an initial session to explore what’s been going on for you and see whether working together feels like the right fit. There’s no pressure or obligation, just the chance to begin a conversation that could make a real difference…
Contact Rick
Ready to stop running from this?…
If what you’ve read here resonates, don’t put it off. Take the first step, reach out and let’s start making sense of what’s been holding you back.
FAQs
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Yes. I’m a trained psychodynamic psychotherapist with over 8 years of clinical experience. My professional membership is with the BACP.
I provide safe, ethical, and confidential online therapy sessions. My training ensures you’re working with a qualified, experienced therapist who understands both the art and science of mental health and the lived experience of psychological problems and what it ultimately means to be human and/or sane in an insane world!
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I hold a BSc (Hons) in Counselling Psychology (BPS accredited), a Diploma in Counselling Practice, and multiple postgraduate trainings including Single Session Therapy and forthcoming ISTDP Pre-Core training. My background includes extensive experience across private practice, specialist eating-disorder services, and community mental-health work.
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Psychodynamic psychotherapy looks beneath the surface to uncover the unconscious patterns that drive your anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. Unlike CBT or short-term counselling, which often focus on symptom management, psychodynamic work helps you explore and understand why you feel stuck, increasing the likelihood of long-term change. Clients often find that this approach not only reduces symptoms but also improves self-worth, intimacy, and emotional resilience.
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I trained as a psychotherapist after experiencing the life-changing impact therapy made during my own painful personal history. I’ve seen firsthand how powerful it is when someone finally feels understood. For me, this work is not about “fixing” people, but about co-creating a relationship where you can reclaim your voice, figure out your identity, and have healthy relationships.
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Yes. I work with people struggling with anxiety, depression, trauma, shame, low self-worth, relationship difficulties, and self-sabotaging patterns. Many of my clients come to therapy after feeling stuck in cycles they couldn’t break alone. Therapy with me is especially effective if you want to move beyond the destructive cycles of fearing your own feelings, fearing closeness, or fearing yourself.
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I provide online therapy sessions across the UK using a secure, encrypted video platform (Doxy.me). This means you can access therapy confidentially from home or wherever you feel safe.
Many clients find that online psychotherapy is just as effective as meeting in person, with the added benefit of flexibility, accessibility and continuity of care.
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That’s really normal. Many people begin therapy unsure if it’s the right step. You don’t need to have everything figured out before you start, just the willingness to explore. In our first sessions, we’ll talk about what’s bringing you here, what you’d like to change, and whether working together feels right. Therapy is an investment in yourself, and you’ll never be pressured to continue if it doesn’t feel helpful.
Even a single session can make a difference.