Richard Blokesch

My therapeutic style is clear, active, and structured, while still leaving enough space for your personal story. I work mainly with cognitive behavioural therapy and include elements from schema therapy when they are helpful. This means that we do not only talk about symptoms. We look at the patterns behind them: the thoughts, emotions, body reactions, behaviours, and relationship experiences that may keep you stuck. In the first sessions, we focus on understanding your situation in a way that feels organised and useful. What brings you to therapy now? Where do you feel stuck? When does the problem become stronger? What have you already tried? What would you like to be different in your daily life? Many clients find this first phase helpful because it turns a confusing inner experience into something clearer and more workable. A session with me is not just open-ended talking without direction. We work together to understand the connection between what you think, what you feel, how your body reacts, how you behave, and what happens in your relationships. Depending on your situation, we may work on reducing avoidance, interrupting overthinking, responding differently to self-critical thoughts, setting boundaries, understanding emotional triggers, or trying out new behaviours between sessions. At the same time, therapy should not feel like another place where you have to perform. You do not have to impress me, be perfectly prepared, or already know the answer. My role is to help you slow things down, see the pattern more clearly, and find realistic next steps that fit your life. I explain what we are doing and why, so that therapy feels transparent rather than vague. All sessions take place online by video call. This can make therapy easier to integrate into your routine, especially if you want support that is focused, flexible, and accessible from a familiar environment.