Rachel Xuereb , BACP

Rachel Xuereb is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strains, low self-esteem and depression. She works with clients on grief, trauma and intimacy-related issues, and supports people navigating parenting, career changes and family conflicts. Rachel uses straightforward conversation and practical steps to help people make sense of what they are feeling and why. Rachel draws on seven years of experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP. She adapts her approach to each person rather than using one fixed method. That means sessions can focus on thoughts and behaviours, how attachments shape relationships, or values and present choices depending on what a person needs. In sessions Rachel listens closely and helps people identify patterns that keep causing pain. She works with issues such as abandonment, codependency, body image, commitment worries, and blended family tensions. Practical tools and reflective conversation are used together to build clearer choices and better coping. People can expect a direct but warm style that balances emotional exploration with workable steps. Rachel also brings awareness of workplace pressures into discussions for those juggling job demands and home life. Therapy often moves from understanding to action. Rachel helps people notice small changes they can try between sessions and then checks what worked. Over time this approach aims to reduce distress and increase a sense of agency.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Rachel commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centred ways of working. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small steps in that direction while learning to tolerate difficult thoughts and feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relationship patterns formed earlier in life and how they affect current connections and intimacy. Client-Centred Therapy puts the person at the heart of the work, offering an open, non-judgemental ear so clients can find their own answers.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and try different ways of working based on the client’s goals, preferences and what helps in early sessions. This is a collaborative process and methods can be adjusted as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation when bandwidth allows. Phone sessions can fit around a busy day or be easier when shorter check-ins are needed. Live chat and messaging suit quick reflections, ongoing support between sessions, or people who prefer not to use video. These options make it easier to work around work and family commitments and to keep continuity when life is busy.