Rhys Williams
Gentle, practical counselling for stress and trauma
About Rhys
Rhys Williams offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk through what feels hard. He keeps sessions gentle but active, letting each person set the pace while working towards clearer thinking and better coping. Rhys uses a practical, client-led approach and adapts methods to suit individual needs.
Rhys has three years of counselling experience and holds BACP registration, which reflects his membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Background and approach
He focuses on stress and anxiety, addictive behaviours, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. He also supports people dealing with attachment difficulties, body image and issues around guilt and shame. People see him for problems such as panic attacks, social anxiety, isolation and workplace pressures.
He also helps those wrestling with life purpose, impulsivity, communication problems and struggles with self-worth. Men’s issues are among his areas of interest. Sessions are run online in the United Kingdom and take a pace that suits the client.
Rhys aims to build practical tools alongside emotional support so people can cope between meetings. His aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. The working relationship is collaborative.
Rhys listens, reflects and offers techniques from a range of evidence-based approaches. Over time he helps people move from feeling stuck to having clearer choices and better day-to-day coping.
What Rhys works with
Sessions & fees
Evidence-based approaches and online flexibility
Rhys draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to each person’s needs. One common method he uses focuses on practical skills to manage anxiety and panic - this involves learning short breathing and grounding exercises and practising ways to notice and change unhelpful thought patterns. Another approach emphasises working through trauma and distress by building safety, pacing difficult memories, and developing coping strategies for post-traumatic stress and emotional overwhelm.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rhys will discuss options with each person and decide collaboratively which techniques to try based on symptoms, goals and preferences. He adapts as therapy progresses and checks in regularly to make sure the chosen methods feel helpful.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for people balancing busy lives. Video calls let conversations feel more like face-to-face meetings, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be faster to arrange, live chat works for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging allows ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats help create a flexible routine that can fit around work, parenting and daily commitments while still allowing steady therapeutic progress.
| 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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Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
