John Ridley, BACP, NCPS

John Ridley is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship worries, depression and LGBT concerns. He aims to offer calm, respectful support for those wanting a change.

He adapts conversations and plans to each person. Sessions are practical and focused on what matters to the client. He helps people identify small, workable steps such as new routines, clearer boundaries, or ways to manage difficult feelings.

John draws on several recognised approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. He uses these methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns, try new responses and build values-driven goals.

He has three years of professional experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. He aims to be warm and non-judgemental and to treat everyone with sensitivity and respect.

People often come for help with commitment worries, attachment concerns, body image, caring stress, addiction, chronic illness and difficulties after separation. John will listen, help set clear goals and work alongside a person as they try different ways to move forward.

To start, he encourages a straightforward conversation about what someone hopes to change and then shapes sessions around those priorities.

How these approaches can work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, then identify personal values to guide small, meaningful steps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and trying practical experiments to change feelings and behaviour. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises a respectful, non-judgemental relationship where the counsellor listens and reflects to help people find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. John will discuss which methods suit a person's goals and preferences and adapt the way he works as those goals evolve. This is a collaborative process and decisions about focus and techniques are made together.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, carers' duties or travel, and they can reduce time spent commuting. They also allow for shorter check-ins or flexible scheduling when life is busy. Registered or accredited professionals can use different approaches online, and John aims to help people transfer therapeutic tools into everyday life.