Rachel Hamilton
Person-centred integrative counsellor specialising in relationships and trauma
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About Rachel
Rachel Hamilton works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and depression, and a wide range of other concerns using a person-centred, integrative approach. She presents herself as a counsellor who works at each person's pace and listens without judgement. Rachel is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and she has five years' experience in counselling.
She uses person-centred practice alongside approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Sessions focus on what the individual wants to address, with the counsellor following the client's lead while offering practical ways to think about feelings and behaviour. Work may involve talking through recent events, reviewing patterns that cause difficulty, and trying small experiments between sessions.
Rachel has specific experience from volunteer roles supporting people affected by emotional abuse, domestic and sexual violence, and trauma. That background informs how she works with grief, loss and relationship harm. She also lists work with addictions, sleep and eating issues, parenting strains, career questions, and neurodiversity-related concerns such as autism and ADHD.
Her additional focus areas include attachment issues, adoption and foster care, carer stress, chronic illness, body image and communication problems. These topics are offered within individual counselling and are discussed at a pace set by the client.
Rachel holds a COSCA diploma and COSCA counselling certificate and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She works from the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English.
Approaches used in online counselling and what they do
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and it supports taking steps that match personal values. It is often useful for anxiety, stress and coping with life changes.
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and how early attachment experiences shape current emotional responses. It can help with relationship issues, trust and intimacy-related concerns.
Client-Centred Therapy offers a non-directive setting where the counsellor follows the client's lead, listens reflectively and supports people to make sense of their own experience. This approach is often helpful for grief, low self-esteem and when someone needs space to talk things through.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. The counsellor will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit the client's goals, needs and preferences. That may mean trying different techniques and reviewing what helps over the first few sessions.
The profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins where appropriate. It can also make it simpler to continue work when living abroad, since international clients are accepted.
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Topics Rachel lists
Ways of working
Questions about Rachel
- Does she work with anxiety?
- Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among the main concerns she works with.
- What kind of counselling does she offer?
- She practises person-centred, integrative counselling and also uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
- How much experience does she have?
- She has five years' experience in counselling, including volunteer work supporting people affected by abuse and trauma.
- Is she a registered counsellor in the UK?
- She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and holds COSCA qualifications.
- What languages are sessions offered in?
- Sessions are offered in English.
- Can international clients work with her?
- She accepts international clients, as stated in her profile.
- How are sessions arranged and what formats are available?
- The biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
- How much do sessions cost?
- Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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