- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Rachel
Rachel Hamilton offers gentle, person-centred counselling that helps people find clarity and calm. She welcomes conversations about stress, anxiety, grief, low mood and the daily strains of parenting. Rachel keeps sessions paced to each person and focuses on what matters now.
She favours a non-directive, integrative approach that blends client-centred principles with other practical methods. That means Rachel listens first, then uses techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy and dialectical behaviour therapy where helpful.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped around the client’s priorities and goals rather than a fixed programme. Rachel has five years of practice experience and has worked in volunteer roles supporting people affected by abuse and trauma. That background informs how she supports people through bereavement, relationship difficulties and the aftermath of emotional harm.
Her work also covers issues such as addictions, eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem and coping with life changes. She holds a diploma and certificate in counselling awarded by COSCA and is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists, listed as BACP. Rachel offers appointments in English and accepts international clients when that fits the conversation.
Sessions are available by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging and can be matched to practical needs like fitting a break at work or checking in without being on camera. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
What Rachel works with
Everything Rachel lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Rachel helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rachel lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Rachel combines client-centred work with cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT). Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so people feel heard and can make their own sense of things. CBT helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and introduces small, practical changes in behaviour to reduce distress. ACT encourages people to notice difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that align with their values.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Rachel will discuss different methods and work collaboratively to choose what fits a person’s needs and goals. That shared decision making helps shape sessions so they stay relevant and achievable.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, which gives flexibility for different days and routines. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation, phone needs less bandwidth, live chat can be a shorter check-in and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or travel commitments, and many people find it simpler to sustain regular contact this way.
Questions people ask about Rachel
What concerns does Rachel often help with?
Rachel works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma, plus issues such as addictions, self-esteem, eating and sleeping difficulties and parenting challenges.
What is Rachel's therapeutic style like?
She uses a person-centred, non-directive style and integrates practical techniques from CBT, ACT and DBT as needed to meet individual goals.
What experience does she bring?
Rachel has five years of experience and volunteer background supporting people affected by emotional abuse, domestic and sexual violence.
Which credentials and location apply?
She holds a COSCA diploma and certificate in counselling and is a BACP member. Practice location is listed as the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Rachel accepts international clients when that fits the circumstances.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and routines.
How are costs handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with Rachel?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule appointments according to the therapist's availability.
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