Stephen (Steve) Rudkin
Experienced counsellor blending person-centred care and psychodynamic insight
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About Stephen
Stephen (Steve) Rudkin is a counsellor with more than 26 years of experience. He works in independent practice and across health, social care and educational settings. Steve aims to help people sort through problems so they can move forward with greater clarity and energy.
Steve uses a blend of person-centred and psychodynamic ideas alongside other useful techniques. He listens first and then shapes the work to each person. That means sessions can focus on current problems, patterns from the past, or both depending on what helps most.
Background and approach
His background includes work in drug and alcohol services, mental health teams, advocacy, nursing and domestic abuse support. That variety has given him experience with addiction, trauma, relationship difficulties and complex emotional needs. Steve helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship problems.
He also supports those facing issues around parenting, intimacy, masculinity and process addictions such as gambling or pornography. Additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency and problems linked to alcohol or drugs. He offers both short-term and longer-term counselling.
Sessions are designed to be practical and collaborative. Clients and Steve work together to identify what is causing difficulties and to find steps that feel manageable and realistic.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 26
- Registered with
- BACP, NCPS
- Registration number
- 158735, NCS23-04343
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Stephen's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Stephen works with
Everything Stephen lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- HIV / AIDS
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Stephen lists
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How Stephen works online
Mindfulness Therapy encourages simple present-moment skills. It uses breathing and attention practices to reduce reactivity and ease stress, which many people find useful for anxiety and coping with life changes.
Psychodynamic ideas look at patterns that repeat from earlier relationships. Talking about those patterns can clarify why certain feelings or reactions keep showing up and can help with issues such as attachment, abandonment and recurring relationship problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy. The counsellor will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and can change over time as needs shift.
If you are considering online work, please confirm the session formats offered before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt these approaches to suit phone or video arrangements once the format is agreed.
Questions and answers
What problems does this counsellor help with?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship issues and trauma. Additional areas include addictions, parenting concerns, intimacy issues and self-esteem.
How would he approach therapy with me?
He combines client-centred listening with psychodynamic ideas and mindfulness techniques. The work is tailored to each person and may look at present difficulties and past patterns.
What experience does he bring?
He has 26 years' experience across health, social care, education and independent practice. That includes work in drug and alcohol services, mental health teams and domestic abuse support.
Where is he based and what credentials does he hold?
He is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP and NCPS credentials as supplied in his profile.
Can I work with him if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients as indicated in his profile. Sessions are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as specific formats are not detailed in the biography. The therapist's practice may offer different ways to meet depending on arrangements.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start therapy with him?
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