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Rachael Foote, BACP

Rachael Foote is a counsellor with 13 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and trauma and abuse.

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About Rachael

Rachael Foote is a counsellor with 13 years of experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and trauma and abuse. She also helps with eating and body image issues, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, sleep problems and the strain of parenting. Rachael works with people facing life changes, career uncertainty, ADHD and compassion fatigue.

Her approach starts from a simple belief: the client is the expert on their own life.

Background and approach

She listens without judgement and helps people notice their strengths. Conversations are focused, practical and paced to suit each person. Rachael uses clear tools from cognitive behavioural therapy alongside client-centred ways of working.

She draws on motivational interviewing to support change and solution-focused techniques to set achievable goals. These methods are offered in straightforward language and step-by-step actions people can try between sessions. She has experience working in different settings with people managing long-term illness, addiction, domestic violence and dissociation.

That background informs how she responds to complex emotional needs and offers careful, steady support. Sessions aim to increase coping skills, reduce distressing symptoms and improve day-to-day functioning. Rachael helps people build plans for managing triggers, improving communication and restoring energy after overwhelm.

She encourages small, realistic shifts that add up over time.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	385864	October 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Rachael lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Eating disorders
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Body image
Cancer
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Communication problems
Dissociation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Paranoia
Personality disorders
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Ways of working Rachael names

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Approaches you can use online and how they help

Rachael blends client-centred work and cognitive behavioural therapy to support people in online sessions. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people make sense of their own feelings; it is useful when someone needs space to talk through painful experiences. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and introduces practical exercises to reduce anxiety, improve sleep or tackle unhelpful patterns. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachael will discuss goals, preferences and the issues you bring and then suggest which methods to try together. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made. Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions happen. Video calls are useful for a face-to-face feel and fuller interaction, phone sessions can fit into a short break or use less bandwidth, live chat can suit quicker check-ins, and text-based messaging works for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, family and health demands and to maintain regular appointments when life is busy.

Frequently asked

What kinds of difficulties does she help with?

Rachael supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, eating issues and many related concerns such as grief, sleep problems and relationship or intimacy difficulties.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She takes a warm, listening approach that centres the client’s experience. Sessions combine empathic listening with practical tools and goal-setting.

How much experience does she have?

Rachael has 13 years of counselling and mental health experience across a range of settings, including work with addiction and long-term illness.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, depending on what suits the person best.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with Rachael?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist’s availability.