Rebecca Rust-Ashford, BACP
Rebecca Rust-Ashford is a counsellor who focuses on helping people who are carrying stress, anxiety, depression and trauma.
About Rebecca
Rebecca Rust-Ashford is a counsellor who focuses on helping people who are carrying stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She brings a calm, non-judgemental presence to sessions and aims to make conversations feel straightforward and useful. Rebecca holds BACP registration and works from the United Kingdom.
She has three years of clinical experience and draws on a mix of approaches rather than one single method. That means she adapts sessions to what each person needs and prefers, rather than using a fixed template.
Background and approach
People can expect practical conversations and time to make sense of difficult memories or ongoing worries. Rebecca uses trauma-focused methods alongside client-centred work. That combination can help when past events are still affecting daily life.
She also uses Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, which she may bring in where memories are stuck or especially distressing. Her practice covers a wide range of concerns beyond trauma, including relationship strain, self-esteem problems and long-term conditions such as chronic pain or illness. She also supports people with issues related to adoption and foster care, attachment and caregiver stress.
Sessions are available online by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Fees vary with location and the subscription-based structure can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| 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.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Rebecca lists on their public professional profile, 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
Ways of working Rebecca names
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people look at distressing events in a paced way so those memories have less power over daily life. It is often used when past harm continues to affect feelings, relationships or routines.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The therapist follows the clients lead, offering empathy and reflection so people can find their own solutions and make sense of what matters to them.
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) involves guided attention and recollection to reduce the intensity of troubling memories. It can be helpful when specific memories or images keep returning and feel hard to shake.
Deciding which method to use is a collaborative process. Rebecca will discuss options with each person and try approaches that match their goals and comfort. The plan can change as work progresses, with the client guiding what feels most helpful.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video suits people who prefer face-to-face contact; phone is useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief exchanges, ongoing check-ins or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, caring responsibilities or mobility constraints.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems can Rebecca help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, attachment concerns and chronic illness or pain.
What is her approach in sessions?
She adapts methods to each person, using client-centred listening alongside trauma-focused techniques. Sessions aim to be practical and paced to the clients needs.
How much experience does she have?
Rebecca has three years of experience working with people on trauma, mood and anxiety difficulties. Her practice has developed through that hands-on clinical work.
What credentials and location apply to this counsellor?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time; sessions are offered to people in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are used?
Rebecca offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These options allow different ways to talk depending on what suits someone on the day.
How do costs and the booking process work?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session.
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