Rachel Roberts MSc MBACP, Supervisor

Leek, Staffordshire, ST13

About me

Brené Brown said: ‘we don’t have to do all of it alone, we were never meant to’.

This phrase has a lot of meaning for me, and I hope it reaches out to you in the same way. These are very difficult times and we don’t have to only rely on ourselves to get through it. This is where you can reach out to someone to talk to.

Please see below for: How counselling can help, information for student counsellors & Supervision.

How counselling can help

I primarily work in a Person-Centred way which means I provide a safe, confidential and non-judgemental place to explore your emotions, thoughts and difficulties around any area you feel is important in that session. I can offer you an empathic ear, a place to leave your emotional luggage and someone to walk with whilst you’re having a difficult time. I can also provide a more structured approach utilising my Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) experience and qualification.

Person-Centred Therapy (PCT) offers you a way to offload your difficulties, but also to be able to explore your own emotions, feelings, frustrations, behaviour and how you view the world around you in order to gain a greater understanding of yourself. CBT provides you with a structured and a more solution-led format of counselling, which can assist in changing thinking patterns and behaviours which are considered maladaptive. In both modalities of counselling, my aim is to empower you to break unhelpful cycles of thought and behaviour so you can be the best version of you possible.

I also specialise in various modalities of communication, including play, music, art and performance therapies if this is something you would like to explore, but I also provide straightforward talking therapy which has proven extremely beneficial for my clients. I can provide you with short and long term (open-ended) therapy; over the phone, online and face to face once it’s safe to do so.

Information for student counsellors

Are you a student looking to complete your required personal counselling hours for your course? I've been there! I was a student myself and I understand the necessity of these sessions. Please get in touch and we can work together to get the hours you need for your course and also provide you with support for the pressures studying does give.

I do offer concessions for those with limited income and I can also provide weekend and evening counselling if needed so please get in touch.

Supervision

I am also a qualified Supervisor from the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy and offer online or telephone Supervision to trainee and qualified counsellors. I work in a person centred way, however I'm very comfortable meeting you with which ever modality you work in.

My Supervision fees begin at £40 per hour for trainee counsellors, and £45 for qualified counsellors.

Training, qualifications & experience

I have a Masters degree in Counselling and Psychology, a Bachelors (with Honours) in Performance Art and I’m a Registered Member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I also have a qualification in Supervision from the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy.

I have a Diploma in Advanced Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), a Diploma in Asperger Awareness, including a Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling. In addition, I've completed training in Critical Incident and Stress Management and Debriefing, and Psychological First Aid. I'm also undertaking a course in British Sign Language (BSL). I’ve provided counselling for over seven years, with experience in:

Dealing with loss and future loss, bereavement, all aspects of grief and disenfranchised grief typically to do with the loss of pets, physical and learning difficulties, self-harm, psychological, physical and sexual abuse, violent behavioural tendencies, empathy and compassion difficulties, memory loss, stroke and the resulting effects, self-esteem, relationships with those who have learning difficulties, anger management, eating disorders, autistic tendencies and spectrum, foster parenting, Alzheimer’s, drug and alcohol dependency, mental health difficulties, suicidal tendencies, familial difficulties, work-related illnesses, OCD, stress and anxiety, depression, miscarriages, breakdown of relationships, bullying (both workplace and elsewhere), medical diagnosis e.g. epilepsy and bipolar disorder, trauma, homelessness, residential support, legal and court trauma, self-harm, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post traumatic stress (PTS), losing children, social expectations, agoraphobia, menopause and hysterectomy.