Rachael Crowder
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About me
Perhaps you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck, disconnected from yourself, or simply exhausted from trying to keep everything together. Maybe you know something needs to change, but you’re not quite sure where to start, or perhaps you don’t have one clear reason for being here at all, just a sense that things don’t feel quite right.
I want therapy to feel like a space where you can finally exhale. No editing, no minimising, no justifying your experiences, and no pressure to perform. You can bring whatever feels difficult, confusing, or hard to put into words, and we can explore it together at a pace that feels right for you.
I’m a qualified person-centred counsellor with four years’ experience working with survivors of sexual abuse. This has given me extensive experience of working with trauma and the many ways it can affect how we think, feel, relate to others and understand ourselves. It has also reinforced for me how important it is that clients feel empowered to make sense of their own experiences, rather than having someone else define them.
My work is also informed by a somatic approach, because I believe our emotional experiences can affect both mind and body. Our experiences aren’t only held in our thoughts; sometimes our bodies hold things that are difficult to articulate. Gently noticing what is happening physically can be part of reconnecting with yourself and feeling more at home in who you are.
Whether you are carrying the weight of past trauma, struggling with your self-worth, or dealing with anxiety and a general sense of feeling stuck, my focus is always on understanding the person behind what you are experiencing. I also have a particular interest in supporting adults who are exploring or adjusting to neurodivergence, including the questions that can come with understanding yourself differently later in life.
If you’re curious about working together, I offer a free 15-minute introductory call for you to have a chat, ask any questions and get a feel for what working together might be like.
Training, qualifications & experience
I’m a qualified person-centred counsellor, and I believe therapy works best when you feel able to bring your whole self into the room. My four years of experience working with survivors of sexual violence have given me extensive experience supporting people with the impact of trauma, including its effects on emotional wellbeing, relationships and sense of self.
Alongside my counselling qualification, I have undertaken additional training in trauma, somatic therapy, hypnotherapy and neurodiversity. This allows me to draw on different areas of knowledge while keeping the work centred around you and what feels most helpful for your individual needs.
Qualifications and training:
● Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
● Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Skills
● Level 2 Award in Counselling Concepts
● IARTT Rewind Training
● QLS Level 5 Diploma in Clinical Hypnotherapy
● QLS Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Adult Trauma
● QLS Level 5 Diploma in Working Therapeutically with Neurodiversity
● QLS Level 5 Diploma in Counselling Child Trauma
● Integrative Somatic Trauma Therapy Certificate
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
Single Session Hypnotherapy: £60.
I have a limited number of student and concession-rate appointments available. As these spaces are limited, there may sometimes be a wait for a concession-rate appointment.
Please get in touch to ask about availability.
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