Cherelle Richards, BACP, NCPS

Cherelle Richards is a United Kingdom based therapist with three years of clinical experience who supports people facing depression, anxiety, persistent obsessive thoughts, identity questions and feelings of isolation. She is drawn to work that builds resilience and helps clients move through difficult emotional states toward clearer values and more grounded choices.

Cherelle approaches each person with respect, sensitivity and compassion, recognising how significant that first step into therapy can be. She describes her role as a steady presence - a leaning post and a sounding board - offering space for exploration that can facilitate meaningful therapeutic change.

Her practice focuses on embracing emotions in their fullness and using that emotional awareness to foster resilience so clients can respond to life with greater alignment to their values. Cherelle has experience addressing a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, career concerns, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue and mood disorders. Additional focus areas include abandonment, BDSM, kink and alternative sex culture, codependency, commitment issues, dependent personality traits, guilt and shame, immigration issues, isolation and loneliness, jealousy, life purpose, midlife crisis, obsessions, compulsions and OCD, and polyamory or non-monogamous relationships.

Cherelle holds professional credentials with BACP and NCPS - BACP is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and NCPS is a national counselling and psychotherapy society. She provides therapy in English and works with clients in the United Kingdom.

Client-Centered and Solution-Focused Online Care

Client-Centered Therapy places the client at the heart of the work, with the therapist offering empathy, acceptance and genuine presence so people can explore their feelings and values at their own pace. This approach is often helpful for issues like low self-esteem, grief, identity concerns and relational struggles because it supports self-discovery and emotional processing.

Solution-Focused Therapy emphasises practical, goal-oriented work that helps clients identify strengths and small, achievable changes. It can be particularly useful for stress, anxiety, coping with life transitions and situations where clients want concrete steps to move forward quickly.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Cherelle will collaborate with each person to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative exploration means therapy can adapt over time as priorities and circumstances change.

Online therapy with Cherelle is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different lifestyles and schedules. These options make it easier to access regular support without travel, accommodate varied communication preferences, and maintain continuity of care even when life gets busy or circumstances shift.