Richard Whitenstall, BACP

Richard Whitenstall is a Gestalt counsellor and the founder of Get There Counselling, a private practice established in 2021. He also works internationally with clients and has provided remote counselling since 2023. He began his counselling journey in 2013 with placements at Hampshire charities No Limits and Cruse and later set up and ran a counselling service for Positive21 in London from 2017 to 2019. He co-authored Strength to Talk, a book focused on men’s mental health, with all proceeds supporting the charity Mind.

Alongside counselling work, Richard has experience as a project worker supporting LGBT young people who face risks such as sexual exploitation, domestic abuse, and neglect. A career highlight was presenting at the CAMHS County Forum in 2014 to increase mental health professionals’ awareness of the specific risks faced by LGBT youth. His practice covers a wide range of concerns including men’s issues, anxiety, relationship difficulties, depression, stress, grief, addiction, trauma and abuse, and many other life challenges.

Richard holds the BACP credential - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and uses a client-centred, empowering style that encourages clients to move at their own pace. He focuses on the changes clients want to make, helps accept what cannot be changed, and works collaboratively to create practical plans for what can be changed. He also produces and co-hosts the podcast It’s Not You, It’s Them, which explores mental health and personal growth.