About Rachel
Rachel Xuereb, BACP, is a counsellor who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationships and low self-esteem. She also helps with depression, grief, intimacy concerns and parenting strain. Rachel brings seven years of experience and a practical, down-to-earth style to sessions.
She frames work around what is causing difficulty now and how it started. Rachel asks simple questions about what happens, when it happens and how it affects daily life.
Background and approach
That helps people understand patterns and notice small changes they can try between meetings. Rachel uses a mix of approaches matched to each person. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to focus on values and action, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and Attachment-Based ideas to look at relationship patterns.
The aim is to make therapy match the person and the problem rather than force one method. Sessions are conversational and practical. People can expect to talk through recent events, practise short coping skills, and set small goals to try between sessions.
Rachel also explores family background and past experiences when that helps clarify present worries. Her background in a busy corporate role means she understands work pressures and how they spill into home life. Rachel holds BACP, which indicates registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
She works from the United Kingdom and offers counselling in English.
What Rachel works with
Everything Rachel lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Rachel is listed here; the rest shows what else Rachel works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coaching
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- 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)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Rachel uses different approaches online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps towards those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It is often useful for anxiety, low mood and life changes where action matters more than getting rid of every feeling.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. That approach can help with anxiety, sleeping problems and repetitive negative thinking by giving clear techniques to practise between sessions.
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections. It helps people understand intimacy problems, communication issues and recurring relationship cycles by tracing how past experiences influence present behaviour.
Finding the best method is a joint task. The therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then try approaches that fit those needs. Sessions can shift over time if a different way of working seems more helpful, and Rachel tailors work to practical outcomes the client wants.
If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking. Confirm how sessions are delivered and what suits your routine. Online work can make it easier to fit meetings around work and family commitments, allow shorter check-in sessions when time is limited, and remove travel time so you can use breaks more productively.
Questions people ask about Rachel
What kinds of problems does Rachel help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and self-esteem issues, plus depression, grief, trauma, parenting and career concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Rachel uses a practical, conversational style and adapts methods to each person. Sessions focus on understanding patterns and trying small changes between meetings.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has seven years of experience and a background in corporate work that informs her understanding of workplace and family pressures.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Rachel is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in therapy?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a course of therapy?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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