Rebecca Heath
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About me
Hi, I’m Rebecca, a Cardiff-based therapist.
You’re in the right place if this sounds like you:
You think a lot.
Maybe more than most.
You’ve spent time trying to understand yourself.
Reflecting, making connections, trying to make sense of why you feel the way you do.
But you still find yourself in the same place.
Overthinking.
Doubting yourself.
Feeling stuck, even when you’re trying to do things differently.
On the outside, it might look like you’re coping.
Inside, it can feel exhausting.
Who I Work With
People come to see me because they’ve spent a lot of time trying to understand themselves, but still feel stuck in the same place.
Life can feel overwhelming, or a bit disconnected.
For some, there’s a clear reason for this. For others, it’s harder to pinpoint, and shows up more in how things are day to day.
You might recognise yourself in some of the following:
• your mind feels busy and hard to switch off
• you’re hard on yourself, even when you’re trying your best
• you go over conversations or situations afterwards, questioning yourself and worrying how others see you
• you struggle to trust your own thoughts, feelings, or decisions
• you carry a sense of shame, or feel you’re “too much” or “not enough”
• relationships, boundaries, or a sense of belonging feel difficult
• you’re working through addiction or habits that no longer feel helpful
• you’re living with, or exploring, a diagnosis such as BPD or EUPD
I also work with people who have found therapy difficult in the past, or who haven’t felt fully seen or understood by services or professionals.
Alongside my private practice, I’ve worked in mental health charities, addiction services, and crisis helplines. This has included supporting people working through trauma and more complex emotional difficulties.
How I Work
Therapy with me is something we shape together. There isn’t a one-size-fits-all approach. We focus on what matters most to you.
Sometimes this means exploring how past experiences influence the way you see yourself or relate to other people. At times, it might be about noticing what keeps showing up, or understanding your emotional responses more clearly.
If words feel hard to find, we can take the pressure off. We might pay attention to what’s happening emotionally, or what you’re noticing in your body, which can also tell part of the story.
The relationship we build is important. I won’t just sit back and nod, I’m engaged in the work with you and I’ll be open and honest in how I respond.
Being able to feel understood, without judgement, can make a real difference, especially if you’re used to questioning yourself or how you come across.
In sessions, I offer reflections, gently challenge certain perspectives and bring attention to things you might not have noticed. Sometimes the work feels more reflective, at other times more focused or practical, depending on what you need.
We take time to slow things down and understand what’s been happening, together.
What Therapy Can Offer
Therapy isn’t about getting rid of your thoughts or becoming a completely different person.
It’s about changing how you relate to yourself, and to the thoughts and feelings that show up.
You might begin to see yourself differently, recognising where your reactions come from and why they show up as they do.
This can create more space.
Space to respond to yourself with more understanding, rather than self-criticism.
Space to feel less caught up in your mind, and more able to respond in ways that feel right for you.
This can mean trusting yourself more, understanding why you react the way you do, and having more choice in how you move forward.
For some, this leads to making changes in their lives or relationships. For others, it’s about finding a way to be with things as they are, or to relate to them differently.
We work towards what feels right and possible for you.
What Sessions Are Like
You don’t need to come prepared or have the right words. It’s okay not to know where to start.
We’ll check in regularly about how things are feeling and whether the sessions feel helpful for you.
I offer online, telephone, and in-person counselling, or a mix of these depending on what works best for you. Sessions can be weekly or fortnightly, and we can work short-term or longer-term depending on your needs.
Next Step
What matters to me in this work is helping people understand themselves, rather than feel like they need to fix themselves.
Often, there are good reasons for why you feel the way you do, even if they’re not always clear at first.
Taking the time to understand that, and to meet yourself with more kindness rather than criticism, can begin to shift things in a different direction.
If something here has resonated, you can get in touch and we can have a chat to see if this feels like the right fit for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
Alongside my core counselling training, I continue to develop my work in ways that support the kind of emotional and relational work I do.
This includes approaches that focus on patterns of thinking, emotional regulation, and how we relate to ourselves and others, as well as work that supports trauma, the body, and more complex or long-standing experiences.
Some of my training includes:
Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Emotion Focused Therapy (EFIT)
Somatic Trauma Healing
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)
Brief Solution Focused Therapy
Personality Disorder Training
Substance Use Awareness and Harm Reduction
ASIST Suicide Prevention
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
Certificate in Online & Telephone Counselling
Working With the Body – Creating Safety and Connection
I am also currently training in breathwork, exploring how this can offer another way of understanding your thoughts and emotions, and support regulation in a more accessible, practical way.
I’m a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP). I hold an enhanced DBS check and am committed to ethical, inclusive, and ongoing professional practice.
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
£60.00 per session
Additional information
I offer a free 15-minute phone call so you can ask any questions and get a feel for whether working together is the right next step. Just reach out via email and we can arrange a time that suits you.
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Further information
Working with BPD/EUPD
If you’re living with a diagnosis of BPD/EUPD, it can bring intense emotions, relationship difficulties, and a deep sense of vulnerability. These experiences are often linked to complex personal histories, and to ways of coping that have developed over time.
Therapy can offer a space to begin to understand these experiences, feel more able to manage intense emotions, and build more secure and supportive relationships, both with others and with yourself. It can also provide room to explore what the diagnosis means to you, and how it affects your sense of self.
This is an area I have specific training and experience in, including supporting people who’ve felt misunderstood or stigmatised in other services. The focus is on working together in a way that feels respectful, consistent, and attuned to what you need.
If this speaks to your experience, you’re welcome to get in touch and see whether this feels like the right place to start.
