Dea Richardson
Compassionate, practical help for difficult life challenges
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About Dea
Dea Richardson brings eight years of clinical practice to her counselling work in the United Kingdom. She holds the NCPS credential and focuses on helping people who are facing addiction, trauma and abuse, eating concerns, mood difficulties and stress. Dea writes simply and directly with clients, and she aims to make the first steps into therapy less daunting.
Her approach is collaborative and person-centred. She treats each person as the expert in their own life and helps them use their strengths to move forward.
Background and approach
Sessions typically include talking through recent struggles, building coping skills and exploring the roots of painful patterns. Dea works with a broad range of concerns including anxiety, depression, bipolar difficulties, grief and anger. She also supports people dealing with relationship strain, family-related stresses, career worries and life transitions.
There is additional focus on attachment-related issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, and blended family challenges. She draws on several therapy approaches to tailor work to each person. These include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behaviour work, dialectical behaviour ideas, emotionally-focused tools and client-centred listening.
EMDR is mentioned in the original biography as part of her practice background. Dea aims for clear, practical steps in therapy. That can mean learning emotion regulation skills, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, or planning safer ways to cope with urges and triggers.
She invites people to begin with small goals and build from there.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 8
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- NCS18-06475
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Dea's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Dea works with
Everything Dea lists, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Dea lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Dea works online
She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to help identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. CBT tools are often used to reduce anxiety, improve mood and establish new routines that support recovery.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs and goals and then agree on methods together. That collaborative process means plans can be adjusted as therapy progresses to match what is most helpful.
If you are thinking about online therapy, please confirm the available session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also let people use quieter surroundings, choose whether to be on camera, and arrange sessions from different time zones if required.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Dea works with addiction, trauma and abuse, eating issues, self-esteem and a wide range of mood and stress concerns including anxiety and depression.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens in a person-centred way and helps people build skills to manage emotions and change unhelpful patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of professional experience supporting people through trauma, relationship strain and recovery from abuse.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the NCPS credential and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
Yes, she is listed as accepting international clients.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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