Dr. Richard Mason, BACP

Dr. Richard Mason is a psychological therapist with 25 years of experience working across private practice, the English National Health Service and higher education counselling services. He is registered and accredited with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) - the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom - and is a Senior Accredited Personal Development Coach with the European Mentoring & Coaching Council (EMCC), an organisation for coaching and mentoring standards. He has supported adults of all ages, from diverse cultural backgrounds and a variety of gender identities.

He has developed his practice through roles in NHS primary care mental health services in Merseyside and London and in university counselling services at the University of Liverpool and the University of Chester. His work emphasises emotional wellbeing, everyday functioning and the real-life problems people bring, while not excluding clinical diagnoses such as anxiety and depression. He adopts a pluralistic stance, drawing on both humanistic and more medicalised approaches as appropriate, and selects evidence-based interventions to match each person’s situation.

When working with Dr. Mason clients collaborate to agree an approach and set expectations for outcomes, with a clear recognition that therapy does not guarantee a cure. He organises work often into four-session blocks with focused review at the fourth session to assess progress and next steps. This structure aims to build insight and agency so people can make informed choices about pausing therapy, changing direction, or concluding work once their goals are met. Sessions can be short, medium or long term, and the therapeutic relationship is framed as a practical collaboration between two adults exploring how best to move forward.