Rachael Holden, NCPS
Rachael Holden is a counsellor who focuses on trauma-informed care and related concerns.
About Rachael
Rachael Holden is a counsellor who focuses on trauma-informed care and related concerns. She offers a calm, non-judgmental space where people can take things at their own pace and work towards clearer goals. Rachael uses an empathetic approach aimed at building everyday coping skills and emotional resilience.
She draws on client-centred principles, which means conversations are guided by the person's priorities rather than a fixed agenda. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is used alongside mindfulness techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose different responses.
Background and approach
Psychodynamic ideas also inform her work, helping uncover patterns that repeat in relationships and life choices. Rachael has three years of professional experience and holds NCPS as a credential. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addiction issues, grief, relationship and intimacy difficulties, and concerns about self-esteem and body image.
She also helps with sleep, eating, parenting strains, career worries, and life transitions. Further focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care matters, neurodiversity such as autism, chronic illness and caregiving stress, and compassion fatigue. Rachael works with LGBT concerns and offers coaching-style support when helpful.
Sessions are offered in English from the United Kingdom and she accepts international clients. People can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. To begin, follow the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to availability.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| NCPS | NCS24-01176 | 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.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Rachael lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- 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
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Rachael names
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How Rachael uses practical approaches online
Rachael combines Trauma-Focused Therapy with Client-Centred and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her online work. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people address the impact of past harm by pacing conversations and focusing on present coping skills. Client-Centred work puts the person's goals first, with the counsellor following their lead and offering empathic listening. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, helps spot and test unhelpful thoughts and build new, practical habits to reduce anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Rachael discusses options and decides with each person what to try first, then adjusts methods based on how well they fit the client's needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative planning helps make sessions feel relevant and manageable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls work well for deeper conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions suit people with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging can be useful for shorter check-ins, ongoing reflections between sessions, or when a flexible check-in fits a busy day. These options aim to make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Rachael help with?
Rachael works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, and a wide range of other life concerns listed in her profile.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centred and empathic, combining talk therapy with CBT, mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to build coping skills and explore repeating patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with a variety of mental health and life issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds NCPS as her listed credential and is based in the United Kingdom.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start therapy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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