Guy Ridgway

Guy Ridgway is a counsellor who uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) alongside humanistic approaches. He aims to listen carefully and help people find practical ways to manage worries and make changes. Guy brings warmth and sensitivity to sessions and tailors his work to each person's needs.

He combines CBT with person-centred ideas, Transactional Analysis, and Gestalt Therapy to offer different ways of talking about problems. That mix supports practical problem-solving and also makes room for exploring feelings and life direction. Sessions focus on what the client wants to achieve and on small steps that can be tried between meetings.

Guy has over five years of counselling experience in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). He also holds a TQUK Level 3 Certificate in Understanding Autism. He is open about being autistic and living with ADHD and dyslexia, and he uses that lived experience to inform his work.

He has helped people with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, low self-esteem, mood difficulties such as bipolar and depression, and issues around isolation and social anxiety. He has also supported those facing addiction, trauma, and the challenges of neurodiversity. Guy often focuses on practical communication skills, coping strategies, and rebuilding routines.

Guy aims to create a respectful, non-judgemental space where people can talk through what matters to them. He encourages collaborative goal-setting and practical steps that fit into daily life. If someone wants to start, he asks them to complete a short matching form and then schedule sessions according to availability.

How Guy’s approaches translate to online therapy

Guy primarily uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and focuses on practical steps to reduce anxiety and improve routines. CBT is often used for stress, sleep problems and low mood because it helps people try new ways of coping and test what works.

He also draws on person-centred ideas, Transactional Analysis and Gestalt Therapy to create a space where people can be heard and explore how they relate to themselves and others. These approaches support deeper reflection on identity, attachment and communication patterns that can feed into practical plans.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to use. That collaborative approach helps tailor sessions to each person’s needs and to priorities such as reducing loneliness or improving sleep.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow quieter check-ins when home and work schedules are tight. It can also allow shorter or more frequent meetings as needed, which helps build momentum between sessions.