About Rachel
Rachel Hoare is a counsellor who helps people manage stress and anxiety. She supports people struggling with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, low self-esteem and depression. Rachel also offers help around self-harm and issues common to young adults.
She works in a warm, non-judgemental way so people can talk openly about difficult feelings. Rachel aims to build a trusting relationship where clients feel heard and respected. She encourages small, practical steps that fit into everyday life.
Background and approach
Rachel has four years of professional experience and holds BACP registration, which is a recognised UK counselling credential. Her work has included time in independent practice and educational settings, so she is used to supporting people from different backgrounds. Her style draws on client-centred principles, which focus on each person’s own goals and pace.
She also uses solution-focused methods to identify practical changes that help quickly with pressing problems. Sessions typically involve talking through current concerns, making sense of difficult reactions, and trying short, manageable techniques between meetings. Rachel aims to help people notice small improvements and build confidence to manage future challenges.
How Rachel’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of the work. The counsellor listens without judgement and follows what matters most to the client, helping them find their own solutions and build confidence. This approach suits people who need a listening ear and time to make sense of their feelings.Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on practical steps that can make a difference soon. It helps identify small, realistic goals and actions to try between sessions, which can be useful for stress, anxiety and motivation problems. The focus is on what works now rather than re-running the past.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Rachel will discuss different approaches with each person and agree together which methods to try first. That collaborative decision is reviewed as work progresses so the plan can change if needed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs. Video helps keep visual connection, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat can suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, study and family commitments, and to continue work even when travel is difficult.
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What this therapist works with
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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