About Raymond
Raymond Ronan trained in counselling and holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He brings seven years of experience and a personal recovery story that informs his work. Raymond writes plainly and aims to help people move from feeling stuck to finding clearer thinking and better day-to-day coping.
He previously worked in accounting, financial services and senior management before his life changed through illness and recovery.
How Raymond works
That background shapes a practical, down-to-earth style. Clients can expect straightforward conversation that looks at thoughts, feelings and actions together. Sessions focus on realistic goals and small steps that fit life, work and family demands.
Raymond uses approaches that help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. He encourages self-compassion while also working on real-world changes such as routines, boundaries and communication habits. He has direct experience with addiction, cancer recovery and major life setbacks.
Raymond also helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship and family concerns. He can talk through grief, parenting strain, career problems, and coping with changes that feel overwhelming. People who prefer an open, honest and practical counsellor tend to match well with his manner.
He aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where issues are named plainly and a plan is made. The sessions are collaborative, with the client steering what matters most.
Raymond lists 14 ways of working on the entry:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
What Raymond works with
The areas below are the ones Raymond selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people accept difficult feelings while committing to actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, stress and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and can help with trust, separation worries and communication issues. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them through practical experiments and behaviour changes to reduce symptoms like low mood or anxiety.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Raymond will discuss options with each person and decide together which methods fit their needs and goals. He tends to combine clear practical steps with compassionate listening so clients feel understood while also trying out new ways of coping.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and health needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when needed, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be quicker for check-ins, and live chat or text works for shorter messages or when writing helps process feelings. These formats offer flexibility so people can use the way of meeting that best suits their day-to-day life.
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