Rachel Sprunt , BACP

Rachel Sprunt is a BACP-registered counsellor who offers warm, down-to-earth online support for people feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or not like themselves. She meets clients where they are and helps them talk through stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and life changes in straightforward, compassionate ways.

Rachel works in a person-centred way, which means she listens closely and follows the pace each person needs rather than giving instructions. Sessions are conversational and practical. She aims to help people notice their own strengths and make small, workable changes that feel manageable.

Her life experience informs her work. Rachel has navigated cancer, divorce, motherhood and step-parenting, and a shift from a corporate leadership career into counselling. Those experiences shape her empathy and practical outlook without replacing the client’s own expertise about their life.

Before training as a counsellor she spent more than a decade in leadership and business, and she brings clarity and structure from that background into sessions when it helps. People often come for support with relationship worries, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, or identity questions arising from big life transitions.

Rachel offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their routine. Sessions are offered in English and are only for clients in the United Kingdom. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling via the Start Therapy button.

Approaches that guide online counselling

Rachel works from a person-centred perspective, which focuses on listening closely and following what matters to the individual. This approach helps when people need a calm space to make sense of feelings like grief, anxiety or loss of identity. She helps clients find their own answers by reflecting what they say and supporting self-understanding.

Alongside that, Rachel draws on practical, evidence-based techniques to help manage stress and low mood. These techniques involve setting small, realistic goals, building routines and practising short exercises between sessions to reduce anxiety and lift mood. They are useful for coping with life changes, chronic illness and caregiver stress.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. Rachel will work with each person to decide which methods feel most helpful, based on their goals and preferences. She encourages trialling different ways of working and adjusts the focus as needs change over time.

Online therapy here is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or fit around work breaks, and chat or text messages suit those who prefer writing or need quick access between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling into busy lives and to continue support when circumstances change.