Regina Riley

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• CBT and attachment

About Regina

Regina Riley works on stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, trauma and abuse, grief and a wide range of life changes using an integrative counselling approach. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and has four years' experience.

Regina uses different counselling approaches rather than a single method. She focuses on building a reliable working relationship and listening to each person's experience without judgement. Sessions are intended to be a place to talk through what is troubling someone and to practise ways of coping with day-to-day pressures.

Her work often covers practical problems such as parenting strain, career stress, anger, and difficulties with intimacy and communication. She also supports people facing addiction, grief, and the ongoing effects of trauma. She describes additional focus on areas such as body image, caregiver stress, chronic health issues, and separation or divorce.

Regina draws on attachment-based ideas to look at patterns in close relationships. She also uses client-centred methods to prioritise each person's perspective, cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thinking and behaviour, and psychodynamic and trauma-focused ways of understanding longer-standing issues.

Sessions are offered in English and Ndebele (South and North dialects). Regina accepts international clients and works with adults who want to address emotional and practical problems in everyday life.

How her approaches translate to online work

Regina commonly uses attachment-based ideas, client-centred practice and cognitive behavioural techniques. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect present connections and can help with intimacy, abandonment and communication problems. Client-centred counselling focuses on the client's perspective and aims to make sessions about their experience and choices. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) identifies unhelpful thoughts and practical behaviours and works on small experiments and tasks to reduce symptoms such as anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Regina aims to decide collaboratively which methods suit a person's goals and preferences, and she adjusts the mix of approaches as therapy progresses.

Please confirm the available session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into daily life by reducing travel, allowing shorter check-ins around work, or offering options that do not require being on camera. Registered or accredited professionals often use these practical features to help people maintain continuity of care while managing other commitments.

Topics Regina lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Self-esteem
• LGBT
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• HIV and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Regina

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas of focus and she uses approaches such as CBT and attachment-based ideas to help manage symptoms.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practices integrative counselling, combining client-centred, attachment-based, cognitive behavioural, psychodynamic and trauma-focused approaches.

How much experience does she have?

Regina has four years' experience as a counsellor, as stated in her profile.

Is she registered with a professional body?

Yes. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

What languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and Ndebele in both South and North dialects.

Can I have sessions from outside the UK?

Yes. The profile notes that she accepts international clients.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start a first session?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.