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Rachel Barrett, BACP
- Credentials
- BACP
- Experience
- 3 years
- Practising in
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Sessions
- Online only
- Client ages
- Adults, 18 and over
Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression
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Rachel Barrett helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or worries about relationships. She writes plainly and listens, creating a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be talked about without judgement. Rachel is based in the United Kingdom and has three years of professional experience.
She holds BACP registration, which is listed as BACP in her credentials. Rachel uses straightforward conversations to help clients make sense of difficult moments.
Background and approach
She supports people facing trauma and abuse, grief, anger and the strains that come with life changes. She also works with concerns such as self-esteem, motivation, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges. Her approach draws on a mix of therapies.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people focus on values and take steps that matter. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behaviour to reduce distress. Attachment-Based and Client-Centred methods centre on the relationship in the room and on listening without judgement.
Sessions aim to build practical skills for coping and clearer ways to communicate. Rachel can help with family and blended family issues, separation, infidelity, and communication or commitment problems. She also offers support around body image, guilt and shame, and finding life purpose.
Starting is handled online through the platform process. Clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability. Rachel accepts international clients and runs sessions in English.
Therapeutic approaches you can use online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without fighting them, then choose actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and introduces practical exercises and homework to reduce distress and build new routines. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how past relationships shape current trust and closeness, and it helps people understand and shift those patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they will try methods and make adjustments so the sessions fit the person's needs and pace.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also supports regular practice between meetings, such as written exercises or mindfulness tasks, which can help transfer skills into everyday life.
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
Contacting Rachel
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