Regina Riley, BACP

Regina Riley is a BACP counsellor who focuses on helping people find steadier footing when life feels overwhelming. She aims to build a respectful, non-judgemental relationship with each person she sees. Regina describes counselling as a shared journey of discovery rather than a one-size-fits-all fix. She welcomes people who are feeling depressed, anxious, or unsure about their next steps.

Regina works in an integrative way and draws on several approaches to match what a person needs. She listens first and uses the therapeutic relationship as a starting point to explore feelings, patterns and life events. Conversations cover practical coping skills, thoughts and behaviours, and deeper life themes that can affect mood and relationships.

Many people bring issues such as stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship and intimacy difficulties, grief, parenting strain, or trouble coping with life changes. Regina also offers support around body image, chronic illness or pain, caregiver stress, and experiences of trauma and abuse. She pays attention to how early attachment and past relationships shape current responses.

With four years of experience, Regina combines client-centred attention with techniques drawn from cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic work when they help. Her approach is steady and attentive, aiming to create a safe sense of being heard. She works with people in English and Ndebele varieties and can work with international clients.

How her approaches guide online work

Attachment-based work focuses on the relationship between counsellor and client. It looks at how early bonds shape current feelings and helps people find steadier ways of relating and coping with loss, intimacy problems or abandonment issues.

Client-centred therapy keeps the person at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens without judgement, follows the client’s pace, and helps them name feelings and priorities when facing anxiety, depression or life changes.

Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behaviour changes that can reduce anxiety or low mood over time.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Regina will work with each person to decide which elements to focus on. Together they set goals and try approaches that fit the person’s needs and preferences rather than imposing a single method.

The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also help people access a counsellor who speaks English or Ndebele despite living in a different area or country.