Maurice Richards

Hello and welcome to my profile. Thank you for taking the time to consider wether we might work together.

I offer sessions via zoom or telephone anywhere in the UK. I can also offer face to face sessions in your own home or a safe space if required. 

Please contact me and we can discuss what would work best for you.

                      I offer couple, family and individual counselling.

I have over 20 years experience in:

Couple counselling.

I work with individuals and also, being a Relate trained counsellor, I have worked extensively with couples and families.I can offer a background of experience working with many different issues and problems that can arise between a couple or a family.

You may find your relationship is in difficulty and need help talking things through with someone neutral.You may be struggling to communicate and find yourselves arguing a lot.

You might be considering separation or divorce. There may have been affairs and betrayals within the relationship.

I work in a way that encourages both of you to have time to speak and be heard.

Individual counselling.

If you are reading my profile, and you are struggling with difficulties in your life, I want you to know there is help. Counselling can be a big step to take, I recognise that, and can offer you a safe, welcoming space.

To give you an idea of how I may help you, I have worked with people having many different issues such as;

Anxiety, Panic, Depression, Trauma, Abuse, Bereavement, Stress.

Family counselling

I have also worked with families who are having difficulties. You may find your family is struggling to communicate, or the family relationship has broken down for some reason.

Maybe you are looking for help with the relationship with your children or who are in families going through separation or divorce. I have worked for Cafcass helping families through the difficult process of navigating divorce and family splits.

I am fully Relate trained and having worked for them for over 13 years I can bring that experience to work with you as a couple or family.

Relate Cornwall centre closed in 2018 and I now offer couple and individual counselling privately.  I also offer sessions via zoom or telephone anywhere in the UK.

Location.

 I work via zoom at a reduced cost. Or we can meet in your own home, for which I charge a bit more for travel expenses. 

I also offer sessions via zoom or telephone anywhere in the uk or abroad. 

About me.

I started counselling over 20 years ago after volunteering with Cruse bereavement and CRASAC. I am trained in person centred counselling primarily and I work in a more integrative way which means I will work in whatever way suits you best and is comfortable for you.

I am also a  Relate trained counsellor and supervisor with more than 20 years experience. I worked for Relate Cornwall in Truro and St. Austell for 13 years. Relate Cornwall closed it’s centre in February 2018 and I now offer private counselling for individuals, couples and families.

First steps.

I do know how hard it can be to make that first step to contact someone when we are struggling or having difficulties, either individually or in our relationships. I am more than happy to answer any questions or concerns or give you more information about me, how I can help and how I work. I welcome your email or telephone call without any commitment to go further.

Choosing a counsellor is very important and the person you choose has to of course, feel right for you. I offer an initial session for us to see if we can work together and then you can decide if you would like further sessions without any obligation. I hope to make that first step less daunting. At the first session, you have opportunity to tell me a little about what has brought you to counselling and it gives you a chance to meet me and see if you’d like to work together.

Whatever brings you to consider counselling at this moment in your life; having a safe, accepting, non-judgmental space just for you can help. It’s a time for you to talk through what is troubling you, get help in sorting through what’s causing you struggles and helping you move forward in your life at your own pace and in your own way. A counsellor can walk alongside you and offer you the space and time you might need. I offer both short and long term counselling.

I offer sessions online via, zoom, skype and WhatsApp or facetime, in the U.K. and outside U.K. I can also offer face to face if required/preferred. 

Please contact me and we can discuss what would work for you.

Counselling.

I offer a free initial, short chat to see if I could help you work through your difficulties. Or please email me. 

My fees are: £50 for an hour session -individuals.

£50 per hour - couples

£50 per hour - families

(I offer reduced rates for students. I also offer limited concessions in special circumstances.)

Skype, zoom, telephone £40 for an hour session. (Individuals)

Skype, zoom, telephone, £40 (couples)

Skype, zoom, telephone, (families)

Supervision.

£50 per 1.5 hours. i offer a reduced rates for student counsellors of £25. 

Please feel free to contact me by email or telephone.

I offer face to face, telephone or online counselling and supervision.

I offer sessions in Newquay, St. Austell, Bodmin, Wadebridge area, and north coast areas of Cornwall. 

I don’t have rooms available, so I can also come to your own home if that is more convenient for you.

Please contact me for further details.

Please contact me by email or telephone. If I’m not available please do leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as possible.