RICHARD ALMA
When the life you've built no longer feels like your own.
There comes a point in some men's lives when the things they've relied upon begin to fall apart.A relationship. A career. An identity. Or the growing sense that something isn't right, even when everything appears to be working.I'm Richard Alma. I guide men into the parts of themselves they've spent years avoiding. The wounds they carry, the patterns they repeat and the unconscious forces shaping their lives.
The Man Behind The Work
About Richard
Richard knows this territory because he's live it.Adopted at birth, he spent years carrying wounds of abandonment, shame, addiction and a sensitivity he struggled to understand, let alone accept.He reinvented himself more times than he can count. Different countries, careers, relationships and versions of himself. From the outside, life often looked good. Inside, it was another story.For much of his life, he was looking for something without really knowing what it was. And like many men, he became very good at finding ways around the things he didn't want to feel.Eventually, those ways stopped working.His journey into himself wasn't some beautiful awakening. It was confusing, painful and, at times, deeply lonely. It meant facing things he'd spent years avoiding. The anger, the shame, the grief, and the uncomfortable truth of how some of those wounds he carried had shaped all of his choices and relationships.It also meant recognising that he couldn't think, or charm, his way out of everything. Eventually he realised understanding where a wound came from wasn't the same as healing his relationship with it.And he couldn't do it all alone.The guidance and mentorship he received became an important part of his own journey. Not because someone had the answers for him, but because someone was willing to accompany him into places he struggled to go himself.His experiences are the reason he now does this work with other men.
JUNGIAN DEPTH WORK · SOMATIC FACILITATION · MENTORSHIP
The Work
I see much of the work I do with men as a form of initiation.There are times in our lives when we're confronted with things we can no longer ignore. A relationship falling apart, a loss of direction, anger we don't understand, shame we've carried for years, or simply the realisation that the man we've become isn't necessarily the man we want to be.These experiences can bring us into unfamiliar and often uncomfortable territory. What matters is how we meet them, what we're willing to look at, and whether we're prepared to take responsibility for what we discover.In our sessions, we explore what's happening beneath the surface. The patterns we repeat, the ways we protect ourselves, the parts we've rejected or learnt to hide. And importantly, how these continue to influence our relationships, behaviour and choices.My work draws on Jungian depth psychology, shadow work, active imagination and somatic practices. We work with both the unconscious and the body, because understanding something in our minds doesn't necessarily mean we've changed our relationship with it.Sometimes that means going into difficult places. Sometimes it means slowing down, recognising what's happening in the body and learning to stay present rather than react or withdraw.There is no fixed path, no prescribed outcome.And it takes the time it takes.
WORDS FROM THE MEN I'VE WORKED WITH
Client Experiences
“Richard offers a unique perspective and approach. What I appreciate most is his ability to guide me into the underworld and back all the while holding space and guiding me to the parts that need exploration and acknowledgment. Deep work that is well worth it.”~ Philip
“Working with Richard has been a deeply impactful and clarifying experience for me. From the very first sessions, I felt how attuned, sensitive, and genuinely present he is.” “Richard combines this sensitivity with remarkable clarity. He knows how to give space, but also how to name things directly and clearly — especially where possibilities, choices, and responsibility lie.”~ Kai
“Through our sessions, I was able to release deeply held shame and shift my relationship with it from avoidance to acceptance.” “I walked away from every session feeling lighter, clearer, and more empowered.”~ Dylan
WORK WITH ME
For individual coaching, mentorship or enquiries, you can book an introductory call by contacting me directly using the form below.