Ranka Smith, BACP
26 years in practice
Ranka Smith is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 26 years of experience.
License and registration
- BACP
- 78722 · expires May 2026
- Years in practice
- 26
- Languages
- English, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Ranka
Ranka Smith is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 26 years of experience. She holds BACP registration and has spent many years helping people manage stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, low self-esteem and motivation problems.
Ranka aims to make the first step feel easier. She creates an open space where thoughts and feelings can be talked about without fear of judgment.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and conversational, focused on small changes that can make daily life feel steadier. Her background includes work across a wide range of concerns. These include trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, addictions, grief and intimacy-related worries.
She also helps with eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, anger, bipolar challenges and coping with life changes. Ranka uses several approaches to match different needs. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy to look at emotion and connection, attachment-based ideas to understand relationship patterns, and client-centred ways of listening and shaping sessions around each person.
Cognitive behavioural and mindfulness techniques are also used when helpful. Sessions can be held in English, Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian. She sees international clients and works online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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 counseling
- 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
Approaches Ranka names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions and how they shape close relationships. In practice this means naming feelings, following them in the moment and looking at how they affect connections with others. Attachment-Based Therapy examines early and current relationship patterns to understand why certain interactions feel threatening or safe, and it helps people rewrite unhelpful patterns.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different ways of working to see what fits best. You and the therapist can adjust methods over time based on what helps you make progress.
Online therapy by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion when that matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits a work break. Live chat and text can suit people who prefer written reflection or want brief, frequent contact. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around daily life and access a therapist from different locations.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety and depression, plus relationship problems and low self-esteem. Other areas include trauma, grief, addictions, eating and sleeping issues, parenting strain and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and conversational, with an emphasis on listening and emotional connection. Sessions mix practical tools with space to talk about feelings and relationship patterns.
What is her professional background?
She has 26 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. That experience covers a wide range of mental health and relationship concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian. She also accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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