- Client-Centred Therapy
- Young adult concerns
- Relationship issues
About Rachel
Rachel Smitheman is a BACP counsellor who qualified in the UK in 2020 and has five years of professional experience. She works with adults on common pressures like anxiety, depression, stress and self-esteem. Her practice includes support for relationship concerns and coping with life changes, and she accepts international clients.
Her main approach is Client-Centred Therapy, which means sessions focus on the person's experience and priorities. Rachel aims to listen without judgement and to help people talk through what matters most to them. She uses straightforward conversation rather than specialist diagnostics.
Rachel has worked with issues that often affect young adults, such as feeling stuck after university, worries about first jobs, and loneliness. She also supports people dealing with attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and mood difficulties. Sessions tend to focus on everyday problems and feelings.
In practice she helps people name difficult emotions and consider small steps they can try between meetings. Conversations often include looking at communication patterns, control issues, and ways to manage guilt or shame. Rachel also discusses practical coping strategies for life transitions.
People can expect a steady, conversational style where the client sets the pace. To start, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How Client-Centred work is used online
Client-Centred Therapy places the client's views and experience at the centre of sessions. The counsellor listens closely, reflects what they hear, and follows the client's priorities. This approach helps when people are facing uncertainty, low mood, or problems with self-esteem because it focuses on understanding the person's own experience.In practice Rachel uses simple, conversational responses to help clients clarify their feelings and goals. She helps people name difficult emotions, consider practical steps, and work at a pace they find manageable. This is a collaborative process where the therapist and client decide together what feels most useful moving forward.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer to meet from a place that helps them focus, who need sessions that fit around study or work, or who want to try talking things through without attending a room in person.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and relationship concerns, plus related areas like attachment, body image and life transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses Client-Centred Therapy, focusing on the client's experience and what matters to them, with a straightforward conversational approach.
How much experience does she have?
Rachel qualified in 2020 and has five years of professional experience working as a counsellor in the UK.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who live outside the UK?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers sessions to people based outside the UK.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin sessions?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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