- Years in practice
- 8
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Myke
Myke Richardson-Hughes offers support for a wide range of concerns including parenting, addiction, anxiety, depression, relationship problems and grief. He is comfortable addressing stress, trauma and issues around intimacy, self-esteem and life changes. Myke’s approach aims to help parents and individuals find practical ways to cope and to make clearer choices when life feels overwhelming.
He draws on eight years of clinical experience working in residential settings and with people who have faced complex childhood experiences and trauma.
Background and approach
That work included supporting people with communication differences such as autism spectrum conditions and ADHD, and providing care in substance and alcohol misuse services. Myke is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. This is shown as BACP in his credentials.
In sessions he mixes different counselling approaches to suit the person in front of him. He uses attachment ideas, person-centred listening, cognitive work and skills from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy among other methods. He can bring in expressive and mindfulness exercises when helpful.
Myke offers one-to-one therapy and provides support around relationship difficulties, same-sex relationships and LGBT+ issues. He also works with issues arising from adoption and foster care, blended family challenges and caregiving stress. People who start with him will find an option for shorter or open-ended work.
He provides sessions online and by phone in English, and can work with international clients who choose to connect from outside the United Kingdom.
What Myke works with
Everything Myke lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Myke helps people with.
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Myke lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Myke’s approaches work online
Attachment-Based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people notice how past bonds influence current parenting and intimacy. It can be useful for parents struggling with connection, and for anyone coping with attachment difficulties.Client-Centred Therapy centres on listening and genuine understanding from the counsellor. This approach helps people feel heard, clarify what matters to them and make choices about next steps during stressful times.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Myke will discuss options with each person and agree a plan that matches their needs, goals and preferences in a collaborative way.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone calls need less bandwidth and can fit a work break, live chat suits brief check-ins and messaging can work for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule counselling from different locations and at different times.
Questions people ask about Myke
What concerns does Myke help with?
He supports a wide set of issues including parenting, addictions, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship problems, trauma and self-esteem.
How would he describe his therapeutic style?
Myke blends listening with practical work. He uses a person-centred stance alongside cognitive and skills-based techniques to help people manage feelings and behaviour.
What kind of background does he have?
He has eight years of experience, including work in residential children’s settings and residential rehab for substance and alcohol misuse.
Where is he based and what credential does he hold?
He practises from the United Kingdom and is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling And Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and he is able to work with clients based outside the UK.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does charging and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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