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Ranka Smith, BACP

Ranka Smith is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 26 years of professional experience.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem
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About Ranka

Ranka Smith is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 26 years of professional experience. She offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, anxiety and low mood. Her work focuses on practical steps that help people feel steadier day to day.

Ranka creates a relaxed space where clients can talk about what worries them without feeling judged. She aims to help people build confidence, improve relationships and find better ways to cope.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and centred on each person's needs. Her background includes long experience helping with relationship difficulties, grief, trauma and addiction concerns. She also works with issues such as parenting strain, compassion fatigue, sleep and eating difficulties, and challenges linked to attachment and abandonment.

Ranka draws on several therapeutic approaches to shape the work. She uses client-centred methods to follow each person's lead, cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns, and attachment-based ways to look at how early relationships affect current connections. Sessions are offered in English, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian, and she sees clients in the UK as well as international clients.

Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session that suits a client's routine.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	78722	May 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Ranka lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Depression
Compassion fatigue
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Body image
Codependency
Communication problems
Dependent personality
Dissociation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Hospice and end-of-life counselling
Immigration issues
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sex addiction
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Ways of working Ranka names

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Working online with attachment, client-centred and CBT methods

Ranka uses client-centred work to follow each person's priorities, offering a listening approach that helps people feel heard and understood. This approach suits those who need space to make sense of their feelings and decide what matters most to them.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful habits by teaching simple techniques to test thoughts and try new behaviours.

Attachment-based ideas are used to look at patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape current responses. This can be helpful for intimacy issues, communication problems and feelings of abandonment.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Ranka will discuss goals and preferences with each person and test what helps over time. The choice of method is collaborative and can change as needs shift.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, live chat can be useful for quick check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.

Frequently asked

What kinds of concerns does Ranka help with?

Ranka works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship issues. She also supports people facing grief, trauma, addictions and parenting strain.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is conversational and person-centred, with practical techniques to change unhelpful thinking. Sessions are guided by what each person brings to the room.

What experience does she bring?

She has 26 years of professional experience supporting people with a wide range of emotional and life challenges.

What credentials and location are listed?

Ranka lists BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are available for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian.

What session formats does she offer?

She works via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions are arranged through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.