Ruth Frances
BACP
Warm person-centred counselling for life challenges
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- Supports grief and loss
- Practical mood tools
- Non-judgemental listening
About Ruth
Ruth Frances is a BACP counsellor with five years of experience. She works one-to-one and supports people through grief, depression, anxiety and stressful life changes. Ruth has experience helping people affected by cancer and those coping with loss or ongoing health concerns.
Ruth focuses on creating a warm, trusting and non-judgemental space. She aims to help people talk about things they find hard to share with friends or family. Sessions can be short term or longer term depending on what a person needs.
Her background includes work with Cruse Bereavement Care and Macmillan, where she completed additional training and continuing professional development. Those roles involved supporting a wide range of people at different stages of bereavement and illness.
Ruth combines approaches that suit each person. She draws on client-centred listening and attachment-based ideas to help people feel heard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness techniques are used when people want practical tools for mood, sleep or anxiety.
People often turn to her for help with relationships, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and coping with life transitions. She also supports those dealing with addiction, eating or sleeping difficulties, and neurodiversity-related concerns such as autism and ADHD.
Ruth works in the United Kingdom and runs sessions in English. To start, readers are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to arrange scheduling.
Ruth focuses on creating a warm, trusting and non-judgemental space. She aims to help people talk about things they find hard to share with friends or family. Sessions can be short term or longer term depending on what a person needs.
Her background includes work with Cruse Bereavement Care and Macmillan, where she completed additional training and continuing professional development. Those roles involved supporting a wide range of people at different stages of bereavement and illness.
Ruth combines approaches that suit each person. She draws on client-centred listening and attachment-based ideas to help people feel heard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness techniques are used when people want practical tools for mood, sleep or anxiety.
People often turn to her for help with relationships, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and coping with life transitions. She also supports those dealing with addiction, eating or sleeping difficulties, and neurodiversity-related concerns such as autism and ADHD.
Ruth works in the United Kingdom and runs sessions in English. To start, readers are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to arrange scheduling.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
5+ years
Credentials
United Kingdom
Languages
English
How her approaches work for online counselling
Ruth frequently draws on client-centred counselling, which emphasises listening, empathy and helping people find their own answers. This approach is well suited to talking through grief, relationship worries and low mood. Attachment-based ideas are also part of her work and focus on how early relationships shape current patterns; these can help with relationship difficulties, abandonment concerns and intimacy-related issues.Choosing the right approach is seen as a collaborative process. Ruth will discuss what a person hopes to change and try different ways of working until a good fit is found. The aim is to match approaches to the person's needs, goals and preferences rather than impose a single method.
Please confirm the exact session options before booking because formats are not specified in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, for example by reducing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in between commitments. It also lets people use techniques such as mindfulness exercises or CBT tools from home, and can be helpful when quieter surroundings or reduced screen time are needed.
At a glance
- Listed location
- United Kingdom
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Credentials
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Registration (United Kingdom)
- BACP · No. 387911
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Ruth help with?
She supports people with grief, depression, anxiety and stress, and also works with issues such as anger, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Ruth uses a warm, person-centred approach and listening style. She combines this with attachment ideas, CBT and mindfulness when those approaches fit a person's goals.
What experience does she bring?
Ruth has five years of practice and has worked with organisations such as Cruse Bereavement Care and Macmillan, gaining extra training in bereavement and illness-related support.
Where is Ruth based and what are her credentials?
She works in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP, which is shown as BACP in her profile.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Before you start
- Online talk therapy is not a court-ordered or mandated anger-management course, and it does not provide attendance certificates.
- Check that the location and registration details above fit where you live.
- If anyone is at risk of being harmed, contact emergency services or a domestic-abuse helpline first. See the support lines for the US, UK and Australia.