Richard Cox, BACP

Richard Cox works with people who feel stuck in familiar patterns. He meets those who are thoughtful and capable but who find the same reactions repeating, especially under stress or in relationships. He names what people avoid and helps them notice how their bodies and behaviours keep those patterns running.

Richard explains emotional difficulty plainly. He looks at the feelings someone finds hard to experience. He pays attention to how anxiety operates in the body. He maps the habits that protect but also keep a person stuck. Sessions aim to move beyond understanding to new emotional experiences that slowly change automatic responses.

His style is calm, direct and engaged. Work in the room focuses on what happens in the moment - in the body, in feelings, and between counsellor and client. He will not rush progress, but he does gently point out when someone is circling the same issue.

Richard has eight years of clinical experience and holds BACP accreditation from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. He has logged more than 4,000 hours of work with adults dealing with anxiety, trauma, relationship and attachment difficulties, and long-standing repetitive patterns.

In early sessions he helps people clarify what brings them to counselling, how anxiety shows up day to day, and which coping strategies are keeping problems in place. The aim is a clearer sense of what kind of work will help and whether this way of working feels right.

How Richard's approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based work pays attention to how early patterns of relating stay active in adult life. Online sessions can help people notice how they expect others to respond and practise different ways of connecting through conversation and presence. Client-Centred therapy focuses on a respectful, non-judgemental relationship where the counsellor follows the client's pace and concerns; it supports people who need space to reflect and be heard without being pushed. Psychodynamic work looks at recurring patterns and hidden motives that shape behaviour, helping people link current difficulties to earlier experiences and long-term themes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and how someone responds in early sessions. Together they decide which mix of methods feels most useful and adapt as therapy progresses. This is presented as a collaborative process rather than a fixed plan.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Generally, online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or reducing the need for long commutes. It also lets people work from a quieter space or choose a communication style that suits them, while still focusing on noticing bodily responses, emotion and relationship patterns in the session.