Ray Hazen
Practical support for stress, trauma and addiction
About Ray
Ray Hazen works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, anger, and depression. He holds BACP accreditation, and brings 18 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Ray aims to make the first steps into therapy feel manageable and straightforward.
He takes a practical, down-to-earth approach in conversations. Ray treats each person as the expert on their own life and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on clear goals, small steps, and ways to cope with distress in the moment.
Background and approach
Ray has worked across a wide range of concerns linked to mood and trauma. This includes support for problem substance use and process addictions, post-traumatic stress, and difficulties with anger and social anxiety. He also helps people dealing with chronic pain, illness, disability, and the ripple effects of disaster or domestic violence.
People who come to Ray can expect direct, supportive discussion about what is getting in the way of daily life. He offers practical techniques alongside space to talk about difficult events. The aim is to reduce immediate pressure and build longer-term resilience.
Sessions are offered in English and delivered online using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Ray welcomes people who want a straightforward, experience-led approach to managing stress, addiction, trauma and low mood.
What Ray works with
Sessions & fees
Approaches that guide online therapy
Ray uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to the issue at hand. One approach focuses on practical coping skills that reduce distress in the moment, teaching clear strategies for managing anxiety, anger and cravings. Another approach emphasises processing past harm and trauma in a paced way so memories and reactions become less overwhelming. Both approaches are aimed at improving day-to-day functioning and mood rather than relying on jargon or lengthy theory.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they try different ways of working and adapt the plan as progress is made, so therapy fits the person rather than the other way around.
Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distance. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or better for low bandwidth. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing or need to fit sessions into a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, care commitments and everyday life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- First responder issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Experience
- 18 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
