Rita Hercska , HCPC

Rita Hercska is an HCPC-registered counselling psychologist based in the United Kingdom who works bilingually in English and Hungarian. She recognizes how modern life often demands that people perform on many fronts - at work, in relationships, and as parents - and how that pressure can leave individuals feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or like they have failed when coping becomes difficult. Rita offers a warm, interactive, and client-centred approach that treats each person as the expert on their own story while bringing together techniques from coaching, family systems ideas, mindfulness, and psychodynamic work to meet each client where they are.

Her practice has focused on areas such as stress and anxiety, family and parenting challenges, coping with life changes, somatic symptoms, and people feeling stuck in personal or work situations or relationships. Rita tailors her work to individual goals and strengths, using an eclectic style that is respectful, collaborative, and goal-oriented. She aims to help clients identify realistic steps forward and to build the resources they need to manage life’s transitions and relational difficulties.

Rita holds HCPC registration - the UK regulator for health and care professions - and she is clear about practice limits: she does not provide legal or court documentation, diagnostic assessments, treatment reports, or letters for clinically related purposes, and clients who need those services should see an in-person provider. She is not currently accepting new clients.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Rita draws on client-centred therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and mindfulness therapy in her practice. Client-centred therapy focuses on creating a respectful, non-directive space where the client’s experience guides the work; it is useful for building self-understanding, improving relationships, and finding direction during life changes. CBT helps people identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, stress, and low mood, and to develop practical coping strategies. Mindfulness therapy teaches present-moment awareness and nonjudgmental attention to thoughts and sensations, which can support emotional regulation, reduce reactivity, and ease worry and rumination.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Rita works together with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, and she adapts techniques to fit individual needs rather than applying a single method to everyone.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to access support from home or another convenient location. These formats offer flexibility in scheduling and communication style, and licensed professionals can use them to deliver many of the same therapeutic techniques employed in person. Please note Rita is not currently accepting new clients.