Diane Rathfield, BACP
Diane Rathfield is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who offers support for a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, stress and life changes.
About Diane
Diane Rathfield is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who offers support for a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, stress and life changes. She holds BACP accreditation and brings four years of professional practice alongside many more years of caring experience. Diane aims to make the first step easier for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
She focuses on straightforward, practical conversations. Sessions are a place to talk through feelings, identify small changes and build coping skills.
Background and approach
Diane pays attention to how daily routines, work and relationships affect mood and motivation. Her background includes supporting people with grief, addiction and long-term health challenges, as well as issues around self-esteem and body image. She has worked with people dealing with parenting strain, career doubts, and compassion fatigue.
This variety gives her experience with many common life pressures. Diane describes her style as calm and non-judgemental. She encourages clear goals and realistic steps that fit each person’s life.
Conversations are paced to suit the individual and can include practical exercises between sessions. People can expect an approachable counsellor who listens and helps make sense of difficult moments. Diane supports exploring options and finding achievable ways to feel steadier and more in control.
She offers sessions online and by phone to make contact easier.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 394384 | October 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Diane works with
Everything Diane lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Online support
Another approach centres on building stronger coping skills and routines to manage stress, sleep and coping with illness or caregiving strain. That kind of work often includes simple exercises you can try between sessions to steady daily life and reduce overwhelm.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist listens to your goals and preferences, then suggests ways of working that suit you. This collaborative style allows adjustments as needs change over time.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls let you meet face to face when meeting in person is difficult. Phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow flexible exchanges that can fit into a lunch break or a hectic schedule. Together these options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and adapt it around work, family and health commitments.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Diane help with?
Diane works with concerns such as depression, anxiety, stress, grief and coping with life changes. She also supports people with self-esteem, career doubts, addiction issues and long-term health challenges.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
Her style is calm and non-judgemental, focusing on practical conversations and clear goals. Sessions are used to identify small steps and coping skills that fit into everyday life.
What is her professional background?
Diane has four years of professional counselling experience and over 25 years of caring experience supporting people with various challenges. She has worked across issues from parenting strain to chronic illness.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and practices from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Therapy can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions are delivered through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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