Regina Riley
Supportive counsellor who centres the relationship
About Regina
Regina Riley works from a person-centred foundation that puts the therapeutic relationship first. She creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through what feels overwhelming. Regina aims to help people who feel stuck, low, anxious or unsure how to cope.
She speaks English and both South and North Ndebele. With four years of experience and BACP membership, Regina mixes several approaches to suit each person. She uses client-centred ways to listen and reflect, attachment-informed ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships, and cognitive behavioural techniques to tackle unhelpful thinking.
Background and approach
Trauma-focused and psychodynamic perspectives are available where past hurts and patterns need closer work. Regina often supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also helps with relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting strain, addiction and anger, plus work and career pressures.
Additional areas she addresses include body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, blended family issues and coping after separation or loss. Sessions are practical and conversational. Regina encourages small, realistic steps that fit into daily life.
She focuses on building understanding of patterns and developing skills to manage emotions and decisions. People come for short-term work or longer exploration. Regina will collaborate on goals and adjust the way she works as needs change.
Her approach is straightforward, warm and focused on helping people move forward.
What Regina works with
How Regina works
Listed by Regina among the ways they work.
Listed by Regina among the ways they work.
Listed by Regina among the ways they work.
Listed by Regina among the ways they work.
Listed by Regina among the ways they work.
Sessions & fees
How Regina's approaches work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and trust. Online sessions can be a place to notice patterns in close relationships and practise new ways of connecting. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting; the therapist follows the person's lead and helps them find their own solutions. This approach is useful for people who need warm, steady support while they talk through difficult emotions.Regina will treat approach selection as a collaborative process. She will ask about needs, goals and what feels most comfortable, then suggest which methods to try first. The plan can change as progress is made, so people and therapist can adjust the focus together.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls let sessions feel more face to face and help with emotional nuance. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier for those unable to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging provide quick check-ins, shorter focused work or a way to keep talking between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while keeping continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| 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
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Ndebele, South, Ndebele, North
