Rachel Shaw, NCPS
Rachel Shaw is a counsellor who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety and depression.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
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About Rachel
Rachel Shaw is a counsellor who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety and depression. She helps clients who are coping with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, or major life changes. Her approach also covers self-esteem, addiction concerns and issues around intimacy and parenting.
Rachel works in a person-centred way and adapts methods to each person. She treats the client as the expert on their own life and focuses on what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical, with space to talk through feelings and patterns. In sessions she looks at how past experiences, including childhood trauma, affect present day thoughts and behaviour. She helps people notice unhelpful patterns and practises skills to manage anxiety, panic and strong emotions.
The emphasis is on small, workable steps rather than quick fixes. Rachel has three years of experience and holds NCPS as a credential. She offers sessions from the United Kingdom.
Conversations are intended to be supportive and calm, with an eye on building steadier routines and clearer communication. The therapist draws on a pluralistic perspective, mixing approaches to fit each person’s needs. People often explore attachment, abandonment, codependency, body image and forgiveness work when these topics are relevant.
The work is paced to suit each person’s readiness for change.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| NCPS | NCS22-02775 | August 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 Rachel works with
Everything Rachel lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Online support
She also follows a pluralistic approach, drawing on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to match the person’s needs. That means practical tools for anxiety or stress can be blended with deeper exploration of attachment, abandonment or past trauma when those topics come up.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses options with each person and decides together which methods fit best. That collaborative planning takes into account your goals, daily life and what feels most helpful in the moment.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video lets you see facial cues and have a longer conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to continue work even when travel or time are barriers.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Rachel help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety and depression, and with issues like trauma, relationship and intimacy-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Rachel works in a person-centred, pluralistic way, treating clients as partners and tailoring methods to each person’s needs.
How much experience does she have?
Rachel has three years of clinical experience working with a range of concerns including addictions, grief and compassion fatigue.
Where is Rachel based and what credential does she hold?
She practices from the United Kingdom and holds NCPS as a listed credential.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Fees vary with location and availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; start by completing the short matching questionnaire to schedule.
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