Rachel Hamilton, BACP
Rachel Hamilton offers a person-centred, integrative approach that centres the client's needs and preferences.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
- +18 more
About Rachel
Rachel Hamilton offers a person-centred, integrative approach that centres the client's needs and preferences. She aims to create a calm space where people can talk without judgement and work at their own pace. Rachel uses plain conversation and practical steps to help people sort out what matters most to them.
She focuses on common pressures such as stress, anxiety, depression and grief. Rachel also helps with relationship worries, trauma and abuse, addictive behaviours and challenges around self-esteem and identity.
Background and approach
She draws on techniques from cognitive behavioural approaches and acceptance-based work to support coping and change. Rachel has five years of counselling experience and has worked with voluntary services supporting people affected by emotional abuse, domestic and sexual violence. That practical experience informs how she responds to trauma and safety concerns in sessions.
She supports people dealing with long-term health issues, caring responsibilities and major life transitions. Sessions are shaped around each person's goals. Rachel listens first, then suggests simple strategies to try between appointments.
She encourages realistic steps and checks in on what is working and what needs changing. Rachel is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, abbreviated as BACP. She also holds qualifications from COSCA and is a member of relevant professional networks.
Her approach is warm, steady and practical.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 399666 | January 2027 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Rachel works with
Everything Rachel lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rachel lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on being listened to without judgement and on building understanding at your own pace. This approach suits people who need space to make sense of grief, low self-esteem or relationship concerns.
Rachel will work collaboratively to find the best approach for each person. She will listen to goals and worries, try methods together and adapt based on what helps. Choosing the right way of working is treated as a shared process rather than a fixed plan.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video lets you use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions can be a shorter check-in when bandwidth or camera use is difficult. Live chat or text messaging can suit quick updates, reflective notes or when writing feels easier. These options give flexibility to fit therapy around work, caring duties and everyday life.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Rachel help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions and a wide range of relationship and intimacy-related issues.
Which therapy styles are used in sessions?
Rachel draws on person-centred, acceptance and commitment, cognitive behavioural and attachment-based ideas, using practical techniques alongside empathic listening.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Rachel has five years of counselling experience and has worked with voluntary services supporting people affected by emotional and sexual violence.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and holds COSCA counselling qualifications; she practises in the United Kingdom.
In which languages can I have sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Rachel accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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