Russell Bloom, BACP

Russell Bloom is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people facing midlife concerns, stress and anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, grief, and addiction. He uses a compassionate, respectful approach and aims to make the first step feel manageable for anyone thinking about therapy.

He focuses on tailoring conversations and plans to the person in front of him. Sessions are shaped around what someone needs right now, whether that is short-term coping, support through loss, or longer work on self-esteem and life changes. He describes his role as listening closely and helping people find practical ways forward.

His background includes 17 years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That experience has involved supporting people through trauma, relationship breakdown, and the strain of caregiving or work-related compassion fatigue.

In sessions he draws on approaches such as attachment-based work, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques, existential reflection and mindfulness. These are used flexibly to match a person’s concerns and pace.

People who come to him often want help with anger, intimacy issues, career crossroads, or adjusting to ageing and loss. He encourages open conversation about goals and practical steps, and he reminds people that asking for help is a valid move toward change.

Approaches that guide online counselling

Attachment-based work pays attention to how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions. It can help with intimacy difficulties, abandonment worries, and patterns that affect close relationships. Client-centred counselling focuses on empathic listening and helping people find their own answers; it is useful when someone needs a non-judgemental space to talk through decisions or life changes. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers simple strategies to reduce anxiety and build coping skills.

Choosing the right approach is part of therapy itself. Russell will work together with someone to identify which methods fit their goals and comfort level. That may mean trying a practical CBT exercise one week and a more reflective attachment or existential conversation the next - decisions are made collaboratively and adjusted as progress is reviewed.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the exact session formats before booking since this profile does not specify them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins during a workday. It also gives options for people who prefer to meet from their own usual surroundings or who find phone sessions simpler when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Registered and accredited professionals often use these practical benefits to help people keep therapy consistent with daily routines.