Richard Cruz

I am not available for in-person sessions. All consultations are online via Zoom.

I have 20 years experience treating straight and gay couples and individuals with a wide range of problems. I did a specialised training in 2009 (after a first Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy in 2006), that focused on psychosexual and relationship problems in couples and individuals. 

These days many more people want to address in a safe, non judgemental environment the difficulties they are having with their sex and relationship lives. That's not to say this is the only focus of any counselling or psychotherapy; clients want to talk about everything that pertains to their thoughts and feelings and general mental health especially anxieties and depressive thoughts and feelings.  

I'm a great advocate of the likes of Esther Perel and others who write about the challenges of monogamy in a world of so many choices, the impact of pornography, how to maintain the passion, intimacy and good communication in relationships of all configurations. Latterly I've become more of a sex and relationship coach, especially for men who find themselves, often with low confidence, erectile problems and porn use, repeating unhelpful cycles in their dating game and losing their masculine energy in their marriages, long term relationships and sex lives causing them huge stress and anxiety. 

As psychosexual work is psychological, these men, and women, shift miraculously from feeling disempowered to getting what they need sexually and relationally, their personal potency returning and transforming them in many aspects of their lives including work, in their families and in their romantic relationships.

There are multiple aspects to counselling, psychotherapy and psychosexual and relationship therapy; families, births, deaths, bereavements, abuse, trauma, personality disorders, sexually compulsive behaviours, addictions, work, illness, money, stress, low motivation, ADHD and neuro-divergency, cultural differences, religion and faith differences, war, immigration, sexuality          

All consultations are online via Zoom, FaceTime or WhatsApp Video.  

First sessions are preceded with a WhatsApp call or message outlining my conditions of service:

"Thank you for your enquiry. Just to clarify: we can set up a one off consultation for you to get a better feel for me and how I approach your concerns. If you feel I can help you and would like further sessions we can do so. I’m available for sessions day/evening Monday to Friday. Sometimes Saturday mornings. If you can let me know what works best for you day/time I’ll check my availability.

To book the individual fee it is £60.00 for 60 minutes for individuals and £70 for couples for 75 minutes required before the session and transferable via Revolut, BACS, IBAN or PayPal. Let me know which.

The sessions are online using software is Zoom. I simply require your email address to invite you to it.

Given my info to you, if you are still interested in some therapy, get back to me and we can put something in the diary.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Richard"

The first consultation if for one hour at the normal fee. I ask couples to explain in a few sentences, prior to the confirmed first session, how each sees the problem and what each would like to change. I also ask that the first fee only be transferred in advance of the session.