Ruth Frances
Calm, practical support for difficult life moments
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About Ruth
Ruth Frances is a BACP counsellor with five years' experience supporting people through loss, anxiety and life transitions. She works one-to-one and offers both short and long-term therapy. Ruth aims to create a warm, trusting space where people can talk about painful topics they may not feel able to raise elsewhere.
She has particular experience in bereavement and supporting people affected by cancer, developed through roles with Cruse Bereavement Care and Macmillan.
Background and approach
That background means she understands grief, practical concerns and the way illness can change relationships and daily life. Ruth draws on several straightforward approaches. Client-centred work focuses on listening and following a person's pace.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps spot unhelpful thinking and try new ways of coping. Attachment-informed thinking looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. In a typical session Ruth listens, reflects and helps people set small, practical goals between meetings.
She uses simple mindfulness exercises when stress or anxiety feels overwhelming. Sessions aim to leave people with clearer next steps rather than more confusion. She has completed additional training and continuing professional development with Cruse and Macmillan to deepen her work with bereavement and illness-related issues.
Ruth practises from the United Kingdom and sees clients in English. To start, people use the Start Therapy button to complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions according to her availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 5
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 387911
- 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 Ruth's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Ruth works with
Everything Ruth lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Ruth lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness 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 Ruth works online
She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a practical method that helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new coping strategies. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood and managing stress with step-by-step tasks between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Ruth will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaborative planning means the focus can change as needs evolve.
If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter or more frequent check-ins when needed. It can also help people who prefer not to be on camera or who need a lower-bandwidth option. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can adapt these approaches to work well at a distance, focusing on practical steps, emotion regulation and strengthening coping strategies.
Questions and answers
What kinds of concerns does Ruth help with?
She supports people with grief, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, stress and life changes, as well as concerns such as addiction, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD and career worries.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and non-judgemental with an emphasis on listening. She combines person-centred support with practical techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness.
What is her background and experience?
She has five years' counselling experience and has worked with Cruse Bereavement Care and Macmillan, gaining additional training in bereavement and illness-related support.
Where does she practise and what are her credentials?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is BACP registered, which is shown as BACP in her profile.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I have sessions online or by other formats?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Ruth?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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