Myke Richardson-Hughes, BACP

Myke Richardson-Hughes is a BACP counsellor who helps people with sexual difficulties alongside concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship strain and addiction. He works with individuals and with couples on issues like intimacy, communication problems, grief and coping with life changes. Myke uses straightforward, practical conversation to help people name what feels hard and find small steps forward.

He draws on a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. That can include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful patterns, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills for strong emotions, and Attachment-Based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current ones. Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing is also listed among his approaches and may be used when trauma is part of the difficulty.

Myke has eight years of experience and has worked in residential children’s homes, learning centres and residential rehabilitation for substance and alcohol misuse. That background informs his work with people who have experienced trauma, care system involvement, ADHD or complex learning needs. He also supports LGBT and transgender clients and has experience with same-sex relationships.

Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients. Myke provides both short-term and open-ended therapy depending on what a person needs. He offers one-to-one therapy and couples counselling and can adapt his style to suit different problems and preferences.

To begin, clients follow the platform process to match with him, complete a brief questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to his availability.

How his approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current patterns. It helps people understand trust, closeness and how they relate to partners or others. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and trying practical experiments to change them. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and relationship worries. EMDR, when used, offers a structured way to address memories and distress linked to traumatic events.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your situation and goals, and together you will choose or combine methods that seem most helpful. This collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available formats before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They also let people access a therapist who has experience with trauma, addiction and intimacy issues even if they live far away. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt CBT exercises, attachment-focused conversation and EMDR-informed techniques to work in an online context, helping people make steady progress while working around their daily commitments.