About me
Hello, I'm Ricky and I specialise in working with stress, trauma, anxiety and depression, trauma teaches us to hide ourselves, become invulnerable and angry, or to stay small, to avoid danger. You may find yourself asking questions such as Who am I? Why am I like this? Why am I different? Why do I not feel alive anymore? Why do I not feel joy like I once did? What is the point? and Can I find myself again? The answer is yes, you can find yourself again. Our body's main goal is survival and that comes at the cost of relationships and connection to ourselves and the world. Healing involves being authentically and unapologetically you, and for that our nervous system must find ways to regulate. Our relationship aims to offer you the chance to be understood, accepted, and heard in a non-judgemental environment. We would work together to connect yourself with your body and mind, as trauma often numbs this link in order to protect us, resulting in brain fog, numbness, difficulty reflecting, making decisions, knowing when we are about to explode or shutdown, feeling depressed or burnout, feeling like we live in autopilot, suicidal or a general hopelessness. This is normal in trauma, although I am sure you no longer want this to be your normal. Trauma comes out in many different ways, please get in touch if you feel anything is holding you back that you no longer want to. You may want to see if we are a good fit and can have a free 15-minute phone call as the next step, so get in touch and lets start this journey together.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Level 2 in counselling skills
- Level 3 in counselling studies
- Level 4 diploma in therapeutic counselling
- Level 5 in Somatic Trauma Therapy
- Level 3 in Breathwork Coaching
- Advanced Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
I have held counselling roles in Mind in Mid Herts, Walk the Walk Family Support and the Road Victims Trust. I now created and run AuthentRick counselling.
Member organisations
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.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
When I work
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Further information
I also am beginning to make free psychoeducation videos that are currently based on the role our bodies and mind play in our mental health. I am making these alongside my Level 5 in somatic (body) trauma course that I am currently undertaking. These are free to find in the psychoeducation part of my website. Feel free to take a look and subscribe to my youtube channel to keep getting notifications about new free videos on mental health subjects.
