About Russell
Russell Bloom helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression and grief. He also supports those facing relationship strain, addiction concerns, trauma and abuse, and problems with self-esteem or anger. He works with people dealing with career changes, bipolar mood concerns, compassion fatigue and intimacy-related issues.
Russell uses a straightforward, respectful style in sessions. He listens first and tailors conversations and goals to each person's needs. That means sessions focus on what matters to the client rather than a fixed programme.
How Russell works
He draws on several practical approaches. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Client-centred work gives space for people to talk things through at their own pace. Russell has 17 years of experience working in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration. He aims to be sensitive and compassionate while helping clients set realistic, achievable goals.
The mix of approaches lets him adapt to different concerns and preferences. People often come for short-term help with a specific issue or longer support through life transitions. Sessions can address practical coping strategies, emotional processing, or shifts in how someone relates to others.
Russell encourages collaboration so clients can try different ways of working and find what helps them most.
Russell lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Russell works with
The areas below are the ones Russell selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Russell’s approaches translate to online therapy
Attachment-based work pays attention to how early relationships influence current patterns. Online sessions can explore those connection patterns and how they affect present relationships. Client-centred therapy focuses on building a trusting, non-judgemental space where the person leads the conversation and sets the pace. That approach works well in video, phone or text formats because it centres the person’s voice. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises to shift them. CBT tools can be shared and practised between sessions using messages or video guidance.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the person about their goals, preferences and practical needs, then try methods that seem likely to help. Decisions about combining techniques are made together and adjusted as the work proceeds.
Online therapy offers flexibility and makes it easier to fit sessions around work, family and other commitments. Video calls are close to face-to-face contact, phone work is useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed, and live chat or text messaging can help people who prefer writing or want ongoing support between sessions. These options make it straightforward to access consistent help without major travel and to choose the format that suits each stage of the work.
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