About Rachel
Rachel Barrett helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious or stuck. She meets clients with practical care and clear listening. Rachel uses straightforward language so conversations feel easy to follow and not overwhelming.
She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns including communication and commitment problems. She also supports people coping with trauma and abuse, grief, anger and life changes. Areas of further focus include ADHD, self-esteem, body image and issues connected to blended families and separation.
How Rachel works
Rachel works from a blend of approaches that suit each person. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful patterns and on mindfulness to build steady attention. Attachment-based and client-centred ways of working shape the conversations to help people notice how they relate to others and what they need.
Sessions aim to be practical and collaborative. Rachel helps people try small experiments between sessions, practise new ways of talking to themselves, and notice what works in daily life. The pace and focus are set together so therapy fits around real-life demands.
She holds a BACP credential, which reflects her professional registration in the United Kingdom. Rachel has three years of professional experience and works with clients in English. If someone wants clear, down-to-earth support for worry, relationships or coping with change, she offers that in a calm, steady way.
Rachel lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Rachel works with
The areas below are the ones Rachel selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches suited to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed by them. It supports values-based action so people can take small steps towards a life that matters to them even when emotions are difficult. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and helps people try practical changes to break unhelpful cycles. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood and specific challenges like relationship worries. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early patterns of connection affect current relationships and communication. It can help people understand why certain relationship reactions keep repeating and try new ways of relating.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then adapt techniques across ACT, CBT, attachment ideas and client-centred listening. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that fits each person's life and aims.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video helps keep a face-to-face feel, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is handy for shorter check-ins and messaging lets people keep a steady conversation between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while keeping the focus on progress and practical steps.
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