Rachael Walker, BACP
Rachael Walker is a counsellor who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
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About Rachael
Rachael Walker is a counsellor who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She offers a calm, non-judgemental presence and works in a collaborative way to help clients find clearer ways forward. Rachael is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and has five years of professional experience in the UK.
Rachael adopts a person-focused style that centres the client’s experience. She listens actively and reflects what she hears rather than giving direct advice.
Background and approach
That approach aims to help people understand their thoughts and feelings and begin to notice unhelpful patterns. She also uses elements from cognitive behavioural approaches when they suit a person’s goals. This can include identifying unhelpful thinking and trying small practical experiments to test different beliefs and behaviours.
Rachael adapts techniques to fit each person rather than following a fixed recipe. Sessions are framed as a partnership. Rachael encourages clients to set goals and to try out new ways of coping between meetings.
Her aim is to help people build skills that they can use outside the session and over time regain a stronger sense of direction. People come to Rachael for a wide range of issues including grief, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, parenting stresses, trauma and abuse, career strain, ADHD-related challenges and compassion fatigue.
She works in English and offers consultations from the United Kingdom.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 385206 | March 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 Rachael works with
Everything Rachael lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Rachael lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas when they will help. That involves spotting unhelpful thoughts, testing those beliefs through small experiments and practising different behaviours to see what changes. CBT-style work can be useful for worries, low mood and coping with stressful life events.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rachael will discuss goals, preferences and day-to-day realities and then suggest ways of working that fit. The choice of methods is collaborative and may shift as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversations when visual cues matter. Phone sessions work well when a lower-bandwidth option is needed or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer to write or need quick, paced communication. These formats make it easier to schedule sessions around work, caring duties and travel, while keeping the focus on practical progress and emotional understanding.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Rachael help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and grief, plus issues like relationship strain, parenting pressures and trauma.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Rachael takes a person-centred approach and uses active listening and reflection rather than giving direct instructions. She combines this with practical cognitive behavioural techniques when helpful.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working with adults in the United Kingdom.
What professional credentials and location apply?
Rachael is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Rachael offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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