Myke Richardson-Hughes

Myke Richardson-Hughes is a psychotherapist who helps people struggling with anger, anxiety, depression and relationship problems. He also supports those dealing with addiction, grief, parenting stress and issues around identity, including LGBT+ concerns. Myke uses straightforward, practical conversations to help people understand what drives their reactions and to find new ways to cope.

He trained and practised across residential children’s homes, learning centres and rehab settings. That work exposed him to trauma, attachment difficulties, autism and attention difference issues, and to people recovering from substance and alcohol problems. Those experiences shape how he approaches difficult behaviour and intense emotions.

Myke draws on a mix of approaches to match what someone needs in the room. He uses attachment-focused ideas to look at how past relationships affect behaviour. He uses cognitive behavioural techniques to spot patterns of thinking and DBT skills when emotions feel overwhelming.

He is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and has eight years of practice experience. Myke offers one-to-one therapy and couples counselling, and works with same-sex relationships and transgender issues as part of his practice.

Sessions can be short term or open ended depending on what someone needs. He aims to help people accept what cannot change and find practical steps they can take. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions that suit them.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape emotional responses today. It helps people understand why they may react with anger or withdrawal when they feel threatened in close relationships. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. It offers practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and reduce reactive behaviour. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, which can be useful when anger feels out of control.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their problems, goals and preferences, and together they will choose which methods to try. That means sessions can change over time as needs and priorities shift.

Please confirm current session options before booking because specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around family, work and daily life. It can allow for shorter check-ins on busy days, reduce travel time, and help maintain consistency during periods of change. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, breathing work and skills practice to suit remote sessions so people can keep progress going between meetings.