- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Person-Centred approach
- Neurodiversity aware
About Guy
Guy Ridgway is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of counselling experience. He works with people facing stress, anxiety, sleeping problems, low self-esteem, bipolar mood swings and depression. Guy also lists specific concerns such as guilt and shame, forgiveness, isolation, and issues that affect men in midlife.
Guy’s core approach is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test practical ways to change them. He also draws on person-centred ideas, Transactional Analysis and Gestalt thinking to guide conversations and understand how past patterns show up now. Sessions tend to focus on clear, manageable steps as well as the personal meaning behind difficult feelings.
His background includes work with people experiencing addiction, trauma, homelessness and neurodiversity. Guy holds a TQUK Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Autism and is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). His lived experience of being autistic, and having ADHD and dyslexia, informs how he notices sensory, communication and routine needs in therapy.
In practical terms he aims for straightforward sessions that balance talking and active work. That might mean testing new coping strategies between sessions, reviewing what helped and what did not, and adjusting plans as things change. He welcomes people who want to understand why guilt or shame keeps returning and to try new ways of relating to those feelings.
Guy offers counselling to English-speaking clients and accepts international clients. Before booking, people should confirm current session options and scheduling details through the service's booking flow.
How Guy uses therapy approaches online
Guy works primarily with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes in behaviour. CBT is useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep issues and patterns that keep guilt or shame active and repetitive. He also uses person-centred ideas, which focus on listening and helping people feel understood so they can make changes at their own pace, and Transactional Analysis to look at recurring communication patterns that keep problems looping.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Guy will discuss goals and preferences with each person and decide together which techniques to try. That collaborative process means plans can be adjusted if something does not feel helpful or practical.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also allow a therapist to use worksheets, thought records and behavioural experiments between sessions so therapy feels like something you can try out in daily life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he work with?
He works with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, low self-esteem, bipolar issues and depression, plus related topics such as guilt and shame, forgiveness and isolation.
How does he approach guilt and shame?
Guy uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify thoughts that keep guilt and shame active and tests practical ways to shift those patterns alongside person-centred listening.
How much experience does he have?
He has five years of professional counselling experience in the UK, including work with addiction, trauma and homelessness.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does he work with international clients?
Yes, he accepts international clients; check the booking flow for any time-zone or scheduling details.
How are sessions organised and delivered?
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking using the service's scheduling tools.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.