Richard Adam

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MA (Hons), PgCIP, MBACP & UKCP.

About me

At different points in life, many of us feel stuck, lost, overwhelmed or burdened by experiences we haven’t fully processed. I offer a safe, non-judgemental and supportive space where we can explore what’s holding you back. Through reflective, collaborative work, therapy can deepen self-understanding, strengthen your sense of agency, and support choices that feel more aligned with who you are and what you want. Sessions are client led: you set the pace and focus, and I guide the process.

Before training as a psychotherapist, I worked in various creative industries and understand the pressures, insecurities and self-doubt that often accompany that world. I’m particularly interested in how people develop adapted identities or “masks” to cope, perform or belong in creative fields or elsewhere, and how these can gradually distance us from our authentic selves. Therapy offers space to reconnect with what may have been obscured or silenced over time.

I am an integrative psychotherapist, drawing on psychodynamic, existential and humanistic approaches. This allows me to work flexibly and responsively, rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model. My work is strongly informed by attachment theory and an understanding of how early relationships shape the way we learn to relate to ourselves and others. I also have specific training in the psychological impact of boarding school and how early separations can affect emotional connection and intimacy in adulthood. Together, we can explore survival strategies that once made sense but may no longer serve you.

Above all, I believe the therapeutic relationship is central. I work relationally, paying attention to patterns that emerge between us in the room, which often reflect wider ways of relating in your life. Feeling safe, understood and able to speak openly about the therapy is essential, and I encourage ongoing dialogue about how the work feels for you.

Training, qualifications & experience

Postgraduate Certificate in Integrative Psychotherapy (Regent's University London)

MA in Integrative Psychotherapy (Regent's University London)

Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapy & Counselling (Regent's University London)

Foundation Certificate in Psychotherapy & Counselling (Regent's University London) 

I am an accredited member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy and a registered member of BACP. 

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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UKCP
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

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UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.

Accredited register membership

UK Council for Psychotherapy
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UK Council for Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Confidence related issues.

Struggles related to creativity.

Shame.

Lack of purpose.

Loss, rejection and abandonment.

Therapies offered

Fees

£90.00 per session

When I work

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Morning
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London, Greater London, E1

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Adults (25-64)

Online platforms

Zoom
Richard Adam
Richard Adam