Richard Cox , BACP

Richard Cox is a calm, direct therapist who works with people who are stuck in familiar patterns they understand but cannot change. He draws on his BACP accreditation - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and more than eight years of clinical experience to help clients notice how old responses still run their lives. As of 2026 he has completed over 4,000 hours of clinical work and practices from the United Kingdom.

Richard typically sees thoughtful, capable people who have insight into their own difficulties yet find that, under stress or in relationships, the same reactions keep repeating. He frames this not as a lack of understanding but as the nervous system doing what it learned long ago. His work highlights the feelings someone cannot yet fully feel, the bodily anxiety that keeps those feelings contained, and the coping patterns that protect but also limit life.

Therapy with Richard is active and focused rather than purely analytical. Sessions pay careful attention to what happens in the room, in the body, and between therapist and client so new nervous system experiences can be possible. He helps clients notice how anxiety appears physically, how they move away from certain feelings, and how patterns shape relationships and inner life. He balances calm, direct engagement with a refusal to let people circle without noticing it, helping them see habits kindly and honestly. Clients often describe him as "Grounded, thoughtful, and more active than I expected in a good way."

Richard aims to leave people with a clearer sense of what is driving their difficulties and whether this way of working feels right. He does not aim to fix people but to help them stop fighting their own emotional system. There is nothing wrong with you. There is something unfinished. And it can be worked through. Welcome to the liminal space.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape emotional responses and ways of connecting. It helps people understand patterns of closeness and distance, and supports shifts in how they relate to others and themselves. Psychodynamic Therapy explores how past experiences and unconscious patterns influence current emotions and behaviour; it aims to bring these patterns into awareness so they can be addressed rather than repeated. Client-Centered Therapy places the client's experience at the heart of the work, offering a respectful, non-judgmental stance that helps people explore their feelings and choices at their own pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Richard works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to identify which methods best fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the work as understanding grows.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility for scheduling and participation. These options can make it easier to access therapy from different locations and to continue work through life transitions, while allowing the same focus on emotional experience, bodily responses, and relational patterns that define Richard's practice.