Rachel Barrett , BACP

Rachel Barrett offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety and relationship strain. She greets new clients with straightforward questions and aims to make the first sessions feel manageable. Rachel uses simple, evidence-informed approaches to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of coping.

She works from a person-centred perspective, which means she pays close attention to each person’s priorities and pace. Rachel also draws on cognitive behavioural tools to look at thoughts and behaviours that maintain worry or low mood. Mindfulness techniques are introduced to help with grounding and present-moment awareness.

Her training is recognised by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Rachel has three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and has supported people through grief, life changes and compassion fatigue. She also helps with issues such as trauma and abuse, body image, commitment and communication problems.

In sessions she focuses on clear, practical steps rather than jargon. People can expect conversations that explore what matters to them and short exercises to try between sessions. Rachel aims to help clients build simple habits that reduce overwhelm and increase emotional steadiness.

She accepts people living outside the UK and offers flexible online formats. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire to connect their goals with a suitable therapist and then arrange sessions at a mutually convenient time.

How Rachel’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, encourages people to clarify what matters to them and take small steps in that direction despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It can help with anxiety, depression and life decisions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current reactions and connections, useful for communication problems and commitment issues. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on an empathic, non-judgemental conversation where the client’s goals guide the work and the counsellor follows the client’s pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rachel will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. She treats the choice of methods as collaborative and may combine techniques to suit the individual’s needs.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video allows face-to-face conversation when needed, phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a good shorter check-in, while chat and messaging suit timely reflections or people who prefer typing. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and accessible across different schedules and locations.