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Louise Ralph

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Louise Ralph

United Kingdom

Supportive counsellor for life challenges

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  • Person-centred approach
  • Telephone and video
  • Works with anxiety

About Louise

Louise Ralph is a therapeutic counsellor and psychotherapist who aims to help people facing stress, anxiety, addictions and relationship difficulties. She works with concerns such as grief, depression, self-esteem, ADHD and a wide range of other mental health and life challenges. Louise uses a warm, person-focused style that encourages people to speak openly about what matters to them.

She trained to Diploma Level 4 and holds BACP registration. Louise runs a private practice near London and also provides telephone counselling for employee assistance programmes. Her early experience includes bereavement support at St Christopher's hospice, and she continues to offer services connected to that work.

In session she builds a trusting relationship first, then helps people set practical goals and try small changes between meetings. Her approach mixes attachment-based ideas with client-centred listening and techniques drawn from cognitive behavioural and dialectical behaviour approaches. Emotionally-focused work is also part of how she helps people address difficult feelings and relationships.

Louise offers daytime, evening and Saturday daytime appointments and sees people by telephone and video. International clients may be accepted; confirm options when you book. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and fees vary by location and availability.

She aims to help people feel more empowered and able to move forward. To begin, users follow the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How Louise uses talking therapies online

Louise combines attachment-based work with client-centred and cognitive behavioural techniques to guide online sessions. Attachment-based ideas focus on relationships and how early patterns affect current connections, which can help with anxiety, intimacy issues and trauma. Client-centred therapy gives the person space to tell their story while the counsellor listens and reflects, useful for grief, low self-esteem and life transitions. Cognitive behavioural work looks at thoughts and behaviours and helps people try small changes that can reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Louise aims to explore what feels most helpful in the early sessions and agrees a plan together based on the person’s goals, needs and preferences. This collaborative process can include trying different techniques and adjusting the focus over time.

The biography notes telephone and video sessions are offered and that appointments are available daytime, evenings and Saturday daytime. If you need a particular session format or timing, confirm current options when you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a working day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed, while still focusing on practical steps and emotional work.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What problems does Louise help with?

She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression, ADHD and relationship and intimacy-related issues.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is warm and person-centred, focusing on building a trusting relationship and then using practical techniques to address feelings and behaviours.

What experience does she bring to sessions?

She has eight years of experience, including work with bereavement at St Christopher's hospice and roles providing telephone counselling for employee assistance programmes.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is registered with the BACP and practises from a private practice near London in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted; confirm details when you arrange sessions.

What session formats does she use?

The biography states she sees clients via telephone and video, with appointments available during daytime, evenings and Saturday daytime.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

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