Rebecca Rust-Ashford

• Stress and anxiety
• EMDR and trauma
• Self esteem work

About Rebecca

Rebecca Rust-Ashford helps people with stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, low self esteem and depression using an integrative approach. She works in a client-centred way and draws on different methods to suit each person. Rebecca is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years' experience.

In sessions she focuses on what someone wants to change or understand. She listens to the issues a person brings and offers straightforward ways to work on them. Where trauma is involved she may draw on trauma-focused methods and EMDR alongside client-centred talking work.

Her background includes three years of practice in the United Kingdom and registration with the BACP. That means she works within the professional standards set by that body and follows their guidance in practice.

Rebecca uses Client-Centred Therapy to make space for the client's perspective and to build a practical working relationship. She may also use Trauma-Focused Therapy to help process experiences that still affect daily life, and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) when appropriate.

People contact her for a range of concerns including relationship strain, trauma and abuse, difficulties with self esteem, and prolonged low mood. She also supports people dealing with issues linked to adoption and foster care, ageing, chronic illness, body image and caregiving stress. Her approach is collaborative and focused on the goals the client sets.

How her approaches work for online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the client's perspective and aims to build a practical working relationship. It involves open talking, reflection and collaborative planning to address the concerns the client brings and can suit many everyday issues such as stress or relationship strain.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on the memories or responses that continue to cause difficulty after a distressing event. It uses structured ways of working to reduce the impact of those memories on daily life and can be useful for ongoing effects of trauma and abuse.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a specialised method that combines focused recall of distressing memories with guided bilateral stimulation. It is used for some forms of trauma work and aims to reduce the intensity of those memories over time.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and the issues that matter most, and will work together with the client to decide which methods to try first. This is a collaborative process and can change as work progresses.

If you plan to use online sessions, check which formats are currently offered before booking. Confirming options will help fit sessions into everyday life, for example by making it easier to have a shorter check-in, avoid travel, or schedule sessions around work and family commitments.

Topics Rebecca lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• 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
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• Hearing impaired
• HIV and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Somatization
• Traumatic brain injury
• Trichotillomania
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Rebecca

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, low self esteem and depression, and related areas listed in her profile.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises client-centred counselling and also uses trauma-focused approaches and EMDR as part of an integrative way of working.

How much experience does she have?

Rebecca has three years' experience working in the United Kingdom and is registered with the BACP.

Is she a member of a professional body and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I have therapy if I live outside the UK?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current options before booking.

How much do sessions cost and how are they paid?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.