Ruth Barrett

Ruth Barrett is a counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by loss, anxiety or big life changes. She invites a calm, respectful space where someone can talk through painful memories and current worries. Ruth uses a straightforward style so parents and busy adults can follow each step.

Ruth trained in person-centred counselling and holds a Master’s in Clinical Counselling. She also has Accredited Registered Membership of the BACP (British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists) and a certification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which she uses alongside other approaches. Her background in education spans more than twenty-five years, mainly with young people aged 11 to 18, and this experience shapes how she understands childhood adversity and attachment issues.

She has worked in private practice and with a charitable organisation in Chester, providing counselling for people referred from the NHS, local authorities and social services. Ruth has supported people through bereavement, relationship difficulties, childhood and complex trauma, mood difficulties and panic attacks.

Ruth adapts how she works to the needs brought to sessions, combining person-centred listening with practical steps from CBT and attachment-informed ideas. She offers an initial meeting to agree how therapy should proceed and whether short blocks or more open-ended work will suit.

Clients meet a practitioner who emphasises compassion, honesty and steady support. Ruth undertakes ongoing professional development and regular supervision as part of her BACP membership to maintain good practice.

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