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Ruth Chidambaram, BACP

BACP-accredited counsellor for relationships and loss
  • Relationship and family focus
  • Grief and bereavement support
  • 20 years experience

About Ruth Chidambaram

Ruth Chidambaram is a BACP-accredited counsellor and clinical supervisor with more than 20 years of experience supporting couples, adults, students and families. She brings a calm, practical approach to work with relationship challenges, helping people navigate communication difficulties, trust issues, affairs and betrayals, and the complex emotions that follow separation or divorce. Ruth also supports clients facing commitment questions, major life transitions and adjustments to changes in physical health, drawing on long experience with family issues, bereavement and loss.

Her BACP accreditation refers to membership and recognised standards from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, indicating a commitment to professional training and ongoing development. Ruth blends attentive listening with structured guidance to help individuals and couples clarify goals, rebuild communication and manage the practical and emotional fallout of relationship strain and life change. She works with a wide range of situations where people feel stuck or overwhelmed, and she focuses on building resilience and practical coping strategies that fit each person’s circumstances.

Ruth practises in the United Kingdom and offers therapeutic support aimed at restoring connection, easing transitions and helping clients process grief and significant loss.

Areas of Expertise

Primary Focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesCoping with life changes

Also Specializes In

Trauma and abuseParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigue

Additional Focus Areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Frequently Asked Questions

How much experience does Ruth Chidambaram have?

Ruth Chidambaram has 20 years of experience.

Is Ruth Chidambaram a registered therapist?

Yes. She holds BACP accreditation. BACP is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and represents a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom.

In which languages does Ruth Chidambaram provide therapy?

Ruth provides therapy in English.

Where is Ruth Chidambaram located?

Ruth is located in the United Kingdom.

How can I work with Ruth Chidambaram as my therapist?

You can work with Ruth Chidambaram through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

Does Ruth Chidambaram work with international clients?

Ruth Chidambaram does not currently work with international clients.

How much does therapy with Ruth Chidambaram cost?

The cost of therapy can vary depending on factors such as your location and the therapist's availability. Sessions are billed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, for any reason. For current details, just click the "Start Therapy" button on this page.

How can I get started with therapy?

Getting started with therapy is quick and straightforward. Just click the "Start Therapy" button and complete a short questionnaire that helps match you with your therapist. Depending on availability, you can then schedule your first session, which may take place by phone, video call, live chat, or in-app messaging.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Support

Ruth uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that combine relational work with focused, practical interventions. Relational and family-focused approaches explore communication patterns, attachment and interactional dynamics to help couples and families improve understanding and rebuild trust after conflicts, infidelity or separation. Structured, problem-focused methods concentrate on setting clear goals, developing coping strategies and managing symptoms related to grief, depression or major life transitions, offering step-by-step tools to handle immediate difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Ruth works collaboratively with each person or couple to identify which style of work best matches their needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts plans as progress unfolds so therapy remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy with Ruth offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone and options for live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives or to continue support when travel or health changes make in-person work difficult. These options help maintain continuity of care and make it simpler for people to access regular, consistent help from registered professionals and therapists.

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