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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hi, I'm Rachel. I'm a BACP registered Integrative Relational Therapist based in Brighton UK, working in-person, online and over the phone.
With lived experience of a physical disability, I have worked with cancer patients and their families, as well as a broad range of adults and young adults with different abilities. Although I have a disability, I'm not defined by it, and neither is my work. I can offer a non-judgemental and compassionate space to explore the following issues:
- Adapting to, and accepting the body's fallibility.
- Ageing and all it brings.
- Anxiety.
- Death anxiety.
- Depression.
- Existential and Spiritual curiosity.
- Experience of discrimination and 'othering.'
- Facing a life-altering health diagnosis.
- Grief and Loss.
- Living with chronic illness/health condition and learning disabilities.
- Pre-bereavement.
- Self-harm.
- Suicidal thoughts.
I work holistically with clients – looking at the mind/body connection, family, friendships and other significant relationships, cultural and ancestral heritage, beliefs and diversity. I’m influenced by Eastern philosophy and can offer a Mindfulness-based approach if appropriate. I believe that if we approach them mindfully, our vulnerabilities can become our superpowers. I'm an artist, and can bring creativity, humour and playfulness into the work we do together, if and when it's needed.
I'm Integrative because I draw from knowledge and experience of different psychotherapeutic models and skills
I'm Relational because I strongly believe that the relationship that I help to build with clients is one of the most important aspects of effective therapy
I'm a strong advocate for diversity and aim to make my practice as accessible and inclusive as possible.
I am a fully qualified (CPCAB PgDip Psychotherapeutic Counselling) Integrative Relational Therapist. I'm fully insured, a registered member of BACP and adhere to their Ethical Framework, as well as to UK GDPR confidentiality and data protection policy.
Training, qualifications & experience
BAHons
PGCE
L2 & L3 Counselling skills
L4 & L5 PGDip - Psychotherapeutic Counselling
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
£55.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I can offer some concessionary rates and a sliding scale, at my discretion. This can be discussed during our initial chat.
Sessions are typically 50 minutes and I can offer therapy in-person, online or over the phone.
My practice rooms for in-person therapy are wheelchair accessible, with accessible facilities.
When I work
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I offer in-person sessions in Central Brighton on Monday afternoons and evenings.
On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, I offer online or telephone sessions.
Further information
I offer a free 15-minute initial consultation, usually over the phone or online, in which we can talk about the issues that are troubling you. There we can decide if we feel we can work with one-another. Sometimes an initial chat will shine a light on issues that we might feel would be more suited to a specific way of working and I can refer you on or signpost you to alternative practitioners, if appropriate.
If we decide to work together, our first session will include some information gathering for both of us, and a brief assessment which will help us decide how and where to begin.
