Rebecca Rust-Ashford, BACP
Rebecca Rust-Ashford is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage depression, anxiety and trauma.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
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About Rebecca
Rebecca Rust-Ashford is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage depression, anxiety and trauma. She works in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration, which is shown as BACP. She aims to offer a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through what is happening for them.
Rebecca uses a mix of approaches to suit each person. She listens first to understand the immediate worries and what has already been tried.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to be practical and straightforward, with time spent on coping strategies and on understanding how past events affect daily feelings. Her work often addresses relationship strain, low self-esteem and stress alongside trauma and depression. She will help people make sense of difficult experiences such as abandonment, adoption or long-term illness, and how these shape current reactions.
Rebecca also supports people dealing with identity and attachment issues, neurodiversity like autism and Asperger syndrome, and challenges such as body image or caregiving stress. Where relevant she draws on trauma-focused methods to reduce the intensity of upsetting memories. Her style is collaborative and paced to each person.
She encourages clear goals and regular check-ins about progress. Practical options such as EMDR or client-centred work may be discussed when they fit the persons needs. People choose Rebecca when they want a straightforward, empathetic counsellor who adapts the approach to their situation and helps them find manageable next steps.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 403539 | 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 Rebecca works with
Everything Rebecca lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rebecca 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 Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) to help reduce the power of distressing memories. EMDR involves guided attention and processing techniques that can ease the emotional intensity of past events and is often used for trauma-related difficulties.
Trauma-focused therapy is another part of her practice and looks directly at how painful events affect daily life. This approach helps people understand reactions, develop skills to manage triggers, and work towards living with fewer symptoms from past harm.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and help decide what fits best based on the persons concerns, goals and preferences. Decisions are revisited as progress is made and needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video suits deeper face-to-face conversations, phone can be easier if bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat works for shorter check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options let people fit sessions around work, caregiving or mobility needs and still get consistent support.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Rebecca help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns, and related areas such as self-esteem and caregiving stress.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Her style is empathetic and non-judgemental, focusing on listening, practical coping strategies and collaborative goal setting.
How much experience does she have?
Rebecca has three years of experience working as a counsellor and using a range of approaches to support people with complex issues.
Where does she practise and what are her credentials?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration, listed as BACP.
Are sessions available in any other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats does she offer online?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging for remote work.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and the subscription plan; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapists availability.
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