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Rachel Kilburn, BACP

Rachel Kilburn is a BACP counsellor with ten years' experience providing therapy to adults, adolescents and children.

About Rachel

Rachel Kilburn is a BACP counsellor with ten years' experience providing therapy to adults, adolescents and children. She draws on her own life as a parent and family member to stay practical and down to earth in sessions. Rachel aims to help people who feel shaken by life find a way back to living.

Rachel uses an integrative style, combining Trauma-Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Client-Centred and Psychodynamic ideas with Solution-Focused work.

Background and approach

That mix is selected to match each person's needs rather than following a single method. Sessions often include talking, reflecting on patterns, and simple practical tools to try between meetings. She supports people facing anxiety, stress, depression, grief and self-esteem concerns.

Rachel also helps those dealing with traumatic or abusive experiences, panic and social anxiety, and workplace strain. Additional areas of focus include attachment questions, caregiver stress, guilt and shame, loneliness and life purpose. Rachel describes the first meeting as the start of a journey.

She uses that session to build trust, gather important background, and decide together what will help most. Therapy moves at a pace that feels right for each person, with opportunities to look at past events and choose different responses now. Her approach aims to give people clearer self-understanding and practical choices for day-to-day life.

The emphasis is on feeling able to be oneself, making decisions about the future, and gradually finding greater confidence and wellbeing.

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Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	177071	April 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

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How Rachel's approaches work online

Rachel blends Trauma-Focused Therapy, Client-Centred work and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) depending on a person's needs. Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on addressing distressing past events and reducing their impact on daily life through careful, paced work. Client-Centred therapy prioritises the person's own experience and offers empathy and acceptance to help them feel understood. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviours that maintain problems and teaches practical strategies to change them.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Rachel works collaboratively to decide what feels most useful based on your goals and preferences. That means trying different techniques and checking in often to ensure the approach fits your pace and needs.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for people juggling busy lives. Video calls let you work face to face without travel, phone sessions can be shorter or easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer to write. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel while keeping the focus on consistent progress.

Frequently asked

What issues does Rachel help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and self-esteem problems, plus trauma and abuse. Other areas include panic, social anxiety, workplace issues and women's concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She takes an integrative, client-centred approach that blends Trauma-Focused Therapy, CBT, psychodynamic ideas and solution-focused techniques. Sessions combine listening, reflection and practical exercises to try between meetings.

What is Rachel's background and experience?

Rachel has ten years' experience working therapeutically with adults, adolescents and children. She draws on that experience to tailor therapy to each person's situation.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She is a member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can sessions be carried out in other languages or countries?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How is cost 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 Rachel?

Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.