Rachael Walker

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Stress and grief

About Rachael

Rachael Walker helps people work through stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and relationship concerns using a conversational, collaborative style. She works with issues such as grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, intimacy-related difficulties, anger, career pressures and coping with life changes. Rachael is a BACP member and has five years of professional experience in the UK.

Rachael uses client-centred counselling as a foundation, putting the person's experience at the centre of sessions. She also draws on cognitive behavioural approaches to help identify unhelpful thinking and test different ways of responding. Sessions focus on listening, reflecting and building practical skills rather than offering direct advice.

Her practice includes support around compassion fatigue, ADHD, attachment and abandonment concerns, ageing and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family issues and communication problems. She also works with caregivers dealing with chronic illness, chronic pain, cancer and related stresses. Rachael helps people notice patterns, try out changes and develop coping strategies.

In the counselling room she aims to work collaboratively. This means discussing what matters most, setting simple goals and reviewing progress together. Rachael encourages people to build tools they can use between sessions, such as ways to manage mood, handle difficult conversations or reduce anxiety symptoms.

People can expect sessions that are straightforward and practical. Rachael listens without judgement, checks understanding, and helps clients reflect on their thinking and behaviour so they can take manageable steps forward.

How her approaches are used in online counselling

Rachael works from client-centred counselling and cognitive behavioural approaches. Client-centred counselling focuses on listening and reflecting so the client’s own experience guides the work; it is useful for exploring feelings and building self-awareness. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at patterns of thought and behaviour and support practical experiments to test different responses, which can help with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful thinking.

Choosing an approach is part of the therapeutic process. Rachael discusses aims and preferences with each person and decides together which methods to try. She adapts the balance of listening and practical exercises based on the client’s needs and how they respond over time.

Practical benefits of online counselling include greater ease of fitting sessions into a busy week and fewer travel commitments. Online work can make it simpler to book shorter check-ins or to continue sessions when routines change, but confirm the exact session formats available before booking. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, often find that online sessions let clients practise techniques between meetings and sustain momentum when life is otherwise full.

Topics Rachael lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Multicultural concerns
• Postpartum depression
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Questions about Rachael

Does she help with anxiety and stress?

Yes. She works with anxiety, stress, low mood and related concerns using listening and practical techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses client-centred counselling alongside cognitive behavioural techniques to explore feelings and adjust unhelpful thinking.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years of professional experience working with a range of concerns in the United Kingdom.

Is she a registered counsellor in the UK?

Yes. She is a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she take clients from outside the UK?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?

Costs vary with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.