Ruth Frances, BACP

Ruth Frances is a BACP counsellor with five years of practice. She offers one-to-one therapy and has experience with bereavement, depression, anxiety and people affected by cancer. Ruth aims to create a warm, trusting space so clients can talk about difficult things at their own pace.

Ruth uses person-centred principles to put the client’s experience first. Sessions focus on listening, reflecting and helping people find their own solutions. She can support both short-term work and longer therapy depending on what someone needs.

Her background includes work with Cruse Bereavement Care and Macmillan, where she completed additional training and continuing professional development. That work involved supporting a wide range of people through grief and illness-related distress.

Ruth also works with issues such as relationship strain, trauma and abuse, addictions, LGBT concerns, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting stress, anger and self-esteem. She brings these areas into sessions in a straightforward, empathic way that focuses on the person in front of her.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness alongside client-centred and existential thinking. Ruth helps people explore patterns, try practical coping steps and notice what matters most to them.

Sessions are offered in English from the United Kingdom. For practical next steps, use the site matching process to select the Start Therapy button and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

Approaches that guide online therapeutic work

Ruth commonly draws on client-centred ideas and cognitive behavioural therapy in her practice. Client-centred work means the therapy is shaped around the person’s concerns, with the counsellor listening, reflecting and helping the client explore what matters. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and offers practical steps people can try to reduce distress and build coping skills.

She also uses attachment-based thinking to help people understand how past relationships shape current feelings and reactions. That approach can be useful when someone wants to look at recurring patterns in close relationships or struggles with trust and intimacy.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Ruth will collaborate with each person to choose ideas and exercises that fit their needs, goals and preferences. That means checking in, adjusting techniques and focusing on what helps in day-to-day life.

If you are considering remote sessions, please confirm the exact session formats available before booking as the profile does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when a full hour is not possible. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need a lower-bandwidth option, and the therapist will discuss practical arrangements that best fit the client’s routine and needs.