Richard Gordon-Smith
Practical, experience-led psychotherapeutic support
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About Richard
Richard Gordon-Smith helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, addiction and grief. He also supports people with relationship and parenting concerns, intimacy and body image worries, sleep and eating problems, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Richard’s approach is practical and down-to-earth.
He aims to make the first steps feel manageable. He trained in psychology before completing an Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling at the University of Manchester.
Background and approach
The diploma is followed by his NCPS credential, which appears after his name as NCPS. Richard has worked in mental health for 13 years and draws on that experience in sessions. Richard describes himself as an integrative therapist.
That means he adapts methods to suit what each person needs. He uses client-centred listening to understand a person’s experience, emotion-focused work to deal with strong feelings, cognitive techniques to shift unhelpful thinking, and psychodynamic ideas to trace longer-standing patterns. In sessions he keeps the tone calm and non-judgemental.
Conversations aim to help people make sense of difficult feelings and try different ways of coping. Some people want short-term help to solve a specific problem and others prefer a deeper, longer conversation about life patterns.
He welcomes work on issues such as ADHD, compassion fatigue, fatherhood concerns, blended family matters, commitment or communication problems, and a range of sexual and relationship interests. Richard works in English and accepts international clients. To begin, follow the site's sign-up steps and complete the matching questionnaire.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 13
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- RG001P01
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Richard's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Richard works with
Everything Richard lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Richard lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-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 Richard works online
Choosing the right approach is something the therapist will do together with the client. He will talk about goals, try different ways of working and adjust the focus as needed. That collaborative process helps match tools to what a person actually wants to change.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow quieter check-ins when time is short, and let people use techniques between sessions in their daily settings. Registered or accredited professionals can guide practical homework, breathing exercises, thought records or emotion-focused tasks that suit life at home and at work.
Questions and answers
What kinds of problems does he help with?
He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and grief, plus relationship and parenting concerns, intimacy and body image issues, trauma and abuse, sleep and eating problems and many related life challenges.
What is his therapeutic style?
He describes an integrative, down-to-earth style that combines listening with practical techniques. Sessions balance emotional work with strategies to manage thoughts and behaviours.
How long has he worked in the field?
He has 13 years of experience working in mental health and completed an Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling at the University of Manchester.
What credentials and where is he based?
His listed credential is NCPS and he is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered and can international clients book?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking through the site.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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