Myke Richardson-Hughes, BACP

Myke Richardson-Hughes is a counsellor who helps people facing midlife questions, relationship strain, addiction, anxiety and grief. He works with issues such as parenting stress, career worries, self-esteem concerns and coping with life changes. Myke welcomes work on intimacy, trauma and eating or body image difficulties as well as ADHD-related challenges.

He draws on eight years of clinical experience in varied settings. That includes work in residential children’s homes, learning centres for looked after young people, and residential rehab services for substance and alcohol misuse. He is a BACP member - that stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Myke uses a mix of approaches rather than one fixed method. He combines client-centred ways of working with cognitive behavioural tools and dialectical behaviour strategies when helpful. He also brings attachment-based ideas and EMDR into longer-term work when appropriate.

Sessions aim to be practical and direct. He supports people to notice patterns, try small changes, and practise new skills between sessions. He also offers open-ended work when someone wants a longer process, or shorter focused work for a particular problem.

He has experience supporting LGBT+ people, those recovering from addiction, and people dealing with bereavement, trauma or the aftermath of relationship breakdown. Myke also offers services to organisations such as schools and workplaces and accepts clients internationally.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and how past bonds affect current ones. It helps people understand patterns in close relationships and feel safer trying new ways of relating. Client-centred therapy prioritises the person’s experience, with the counsellor offering empathy and acceptance to help someone feel heard and understood. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest which methods to try. Decisions are made together and can change as the work develops.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking. Many people find remote work easier to fit into busy days, for example by cutting travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a lunch break. Online sessions also make it simpler to connect when living abroad or when relocating, but you should check how sessions will be scheduled and delivered when you start the matching process. Registered or accredited professionals, including this counsellor, aim to adapt therapeutic techniques so they work well at a distance and suit your daily routine.