Rachael Walker , BACP

Rachael Walker is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She works with people dealing with grief, relationship and intimacy worries, parenting strain and career stress. Her approach suits those who want a collaborative, non-judgemental space to talk and find practical ways forward.

Rachael is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. She has five years of professional experience supporting people to make sense of their feelings and change unhelpful patterns. Sessions focus on what matters to each person rather than following a fixed script.

Her work is grounded in a client-centred attitude. That means she listens closely, reflects back what she hears, and helps clients discover their own solutions rather than giving direct advice. Cognitive behavioural ideas are used too to spot thinking patterns and build different coping skills.

Rachael draws on parts of different counselling traditions to tailor sessions to individual needs. She pays attention to how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and helps people practise new ways of responding to stress and difficult situations.

People come to her for a wide range of concerns including trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, ADHD, body image, chronic illness, caregiver stress and life changes such as divorce or bereavement. Her practical focus is on helping people develop tools they can use day to day to feel steadier and more able to cope.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Rachael uses client-centred work to create a listening space where the client's priorities lead the conversation. This approach focuses on empathy, reflection and helping people find their own answers rather than being told what to do.

She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. CBT techniques help identify unhelpful thinking patterns and then build practical skills to change responses to stress, anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachael will discuss goals and preferences with each person and agree together which methods to try. The process is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different situations. Video calls work well for face-to-face style conversations, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, and messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options help people access therapy more easily around work, caregiving or mobility needs.