About Ryan
Ryan Powell is a counsellor with three years' experience who has worked in NHS IAPT services and in prisons providing short-term therapy and mental health support. He practises from a personal setting and aims to offer a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what matters to them. Ryan holds BACP credentialing, which is recorded as BACP in his details.
In sessions he listens closely and offers gentle challenge when helpful.
Background and approach
He focuses on anxiety and depression and regularly supports people with addictions and relationship concerns. Ryan also has experience working with LGBT clients and with issues such as gender dysphoria and HIV/AIDS. His background includes time supporting men in custody with low mood, anxiety and depression, and work within NHS IAPT, giving him experience of short-term therapeutic work.
He brings that practical experience into his independent practice to shape conversations and goals. Ryan blends different ways of working to suit each person. He uses client-centred methods to understand a person's experience, cognitive behavioural ideas to address unhelpful thoughts and patterns, and psychodynamic thinking to look at longer-standing themes when needed.
Sessions tend to balance listening with practical steps the person can try between meetings. People who come to Ryan often want straightforward support for stress, compulsive behaviour, self-esteem, or life changes. He aims to help people clarify goals, practice new skills, and notice changes over time.
What Ryan works with
Everything Ryan lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Ryan is listed here; the rest shows what else Ryan works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Codependency
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Workplace issues
Approaches Ryan lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Ryan Uses Therapy Approaches Online
Ryan draws on client-centred therapy to place the person's experience at the heart of sessions. This means the counsellor listens closely, reflects what comes up, and follows the client’s priorities to build trust and understanding.He also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going. CBT offers practical strategies and short exercises that people can try between sessions to reduce anxiety, manage low mood, or address compulsions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Ryan will discuss options and together you will decide what fits your needs, goals and preferences. That choice is revisited as you progress so the method stays useful and relevant.
If you are considering online therapy, check the available session options before booking as the biography does not list formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Registered or accredited professionals often adapt practical exercises, reflective conversation and behavioural tasks so they work in an online setting, and the therapist will explain how sessions are structured when you arrange a meeting.
Questions people ask about Ryan
What kinds of concerns does Ryan address?
He works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship concerns, and also supports people with trauma, eating issues, anger, self esteem and coping with life changes.
What is his therapy style like?
He combines a listening, client-centred stance with challenge when it will help. Expect practical steps alongside reflective conversation.
What experience does he bring?
His experience includes working in the NHS IAPT service and offering short-term support to men in prison, along with running a independent practice for ongoing work.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is recorded with BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international work are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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