- Collaborative counselling
- Practical coping skills
- Trauma-informed care
About Dea
Dea Richardson is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of clinical experience. She holds NCPS as a credential and approaches therapeutic work with a practical, person-focused style. Dea frames clients as the experts in their own stories and offers steady support as they take steps towards change.
Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, bipolar issues, addictions, eating struggles, stress, and low self-esteem. She also helps people navigate relationship tensions, family conflict, grief, anger, career change and the practical strains of parenting or caregiving. Dea lists additional focus areas such as attachment difficulties, body image, codependency, communication problems and coping with natural or human-caused disaster.
Dea uses a blend of approaches to suit each person. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused methods, among others, to offer clear steps and emotional support. Sessions are conversational but goal-oriented, with time for skills practice and reflection.
People who prefer a collaborative style tend to find her approach helpful. She emphasises simple tools and short-term strategies alongside deeper emotional work when needed. The aim is to build coping skills, reduce distressing symptoms and help people make practical changes that fit their life.
Dea welcomes clients who speak English and is open to working with people from outside the UK. She asks prospective clients to use the site questionnaire to start the matching and scheduling process.
Therapeutic approaches you can access online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings without getting trapped by them. It helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps that match their values, which can reduce the hold of symptoms such as anxiety or low mood.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It offers practical tools for changing unhelpful thinking and building new habits, useful for stress, anxiety, depression and many everyday problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they will choose methods and set simple aims that can change as progress is made.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to keep continuity when circumstances change. Please confirm which session formats are available before booking as the biography does not list them. Many people value online appointments for shorter check-ins, fewer travel demands and the ability to schedule sessions around work or family commitments. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, homework and emotion-regulation tools to an online setting so the work still feels practical and hands-on.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
Dea works with a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, addictions, eating concerns, self-esteem and stress. She also supports people facing relationship and family conflict, grief, anger and career changes.
What is their therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and practical. Conversations focus on developing coping skills, making small changes and understanding emotions without avoiding difficult material.
How much clinical experience does the counsellor have?
She has eight years of professional experience working with people on trauma, mental health and life-change issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
Her listed credential is NCPS and she is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography did not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.