Louise Ralph

Louise Ralph is a therapeutic counsellor and psychotherapist who helps people manage strong emotions like anger, stress and anxiety. She works with a broad range of concerns including grief, addiction, relationship difficulties, sleep and eating problems, and issues around self‑esteem. Louise uses a calm, practical style and aims to help clients feel more able to move forward.

Louise holds a Diploma Level 4 in therapeutic counselling and psychotherapist training, and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has eight years of experience and runs a private practice near London while also providing telephone counselling for employee assistance programmes.

Her way of working centres on building a trusting relationship first. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on steps a person can try between meetings. She draws on person‑centred listening alongside psychodynamic ideas to understand patterns from the past that affect present feelings and behaviour.

Louise also uses techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and emotion‑focused approaches to help people change unhelpful thinking, manage intense feelings and improve communication. She offers practical tools for coping, and works at a pace set by the client.

Sessions are available by telephone and video across daytime, evening and Saturday daytime slots. People from outside the UK can also arrange to work with her. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment‑based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. Online conversations can help identify those patterns and try new ways of relating in day to day life. Client‑centred therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of the session, offering attentive listening and reflection to help someone feel understood and make their own choices. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to test and change unhelpful thinking.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and pick methods that fit a person's goals, preferences and circumstances. This is a collaborative process where plans can change as progress is made.

The therapist offers telephone and video sessions, and these can make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments. Video sessions allow face to face conversation when helpful, while telephone sessions can be shorter or less demanding on bandwidth. Confirm current session options before booking so arrangements match your needs.