About Rachael
Rachael Hough is a counsellor who helps people make sense of overwhelming feelings. She focuses on reducing stress and anxiety, and supporting people through grief, trauma and low self esteem. Rachael has a Bachelor-level accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
She has three years' experience working in mental health settings and has supported people at two different mental health charities. Her experience includes helping people who are coping with trauma and post-traumatic stress, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, abuse, anxiety and depression.
Background and approach
She aims to help each person notice what feels different and what feels manageable, then work from there. Rachael does not give direct advice. Instead she works alongside people to help them find their own answers.
Sessions are conversational and paced to suit each person, with practical steps agreed together when helpful. She offers sessions remotely and uses a collaborative approach to match techniques to each person's needs. Rachael aims to make the first steps less daunting and to help people build small changes that add up over time.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Rachael uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques chosen to suit each person's needs. One approach focuses on helping people manage anxiety and stress through practical coping strategies and step-by-step plans to break worrying patterns. Another approach she uses concentrates on working through trauma and its effects, helping people make sense of distressing memories and reduce their day-to-day impact.Finding the best approach is part of the work together. Rachael will discuss what feels most useful and try different ways of working based on the client's goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and paced to suit the individual rather than pushing a fixed method.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to regular sessions. Video calls allow a face-to-face experience from home, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while still getting consistent support.
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- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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