Richard Cox, BACP
Richard Cox is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of clinical work.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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About Richard
Richard Cox is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of clinical work. He works with people who keep repeating the same painful patterns, even when they understand them. He is calm and direct, and helps clients notice how anxiety and avoidance run their lives.
Richard focuses on feelings that are hard to fully experience and the anxious body responses that keep those feelings contained. He pays attention to what happens in the room, how the body reacts, and how patterns show up in relationships and daily life.
Background and approach
Change is seen as a new bodily experience, not just more understanding. Sessions are active and focused rather than purely reflective. He helps people notice physical signs of anxiety, how they move away from certain feelings, and the habits that protect but also limit them.
Work is paced to suit each person so progress feels manageable. Richard often sees people who present with anxiety, stress, trauma and emotional shutdown, and those who feel stuck despite appearing to function well. He also works with issues such as addiction, grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, and career or self-esteem struggles.
He structures early sessions around what brings someone now, how difficulties play out day to day, how anxiety appears in the body, and what kind of work might help. The aim is to leave with a clearer sense of what is happening and whether this way of working fits.
Richard describes therapy as helping the nervous system learn it no longer needs to work so hard. He offers a steady, engaged presence and practical attention to change that happens in experience as well as thought.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 394009 | April 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Richard works with
Everything Richard lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Richard lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Psychodynamic 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.
Online support
Client-centred work emphasises a respectful, non-judgemental stance where the person’s experience guides the pace. In remote sessions this means the counsellor listens openly and follows what matters most to the client, helping them find their own solutions.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Richard will work with each person to decide what combination of methods fits their needs, goals and comfort. This is a collaborative conversation that can shift as therapy progresses.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face contact and body cues to be noticed, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit people who prefer written reflection or want support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and other commitments while still doing meaningful clinical work.
Frequently asked
What issues does Richard specialise in?
He works with stress, anxiety, trauma and related patterns such as emotional shutdown, relationship difficulties, addictions, grief and self-esteem problems.
What is his therapeutic style like?
His approach is active and focused. He pays attention to what happens in the room and in the body, aiming for change through new emotional experiences rather than only discussing the past.
How much experience does he have?
He has eight years of clinical experience and has completed more than 4,000 hours of work with clients.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is BACP accredited and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with him?
He does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How do costs and subscriptions work?
The cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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