About Rebecca
Rebecca Matthews offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by relationship strain, grief, low self-worth or anxiety. She writes plainly and listens closely, helping people name what is happening and agree small steps to feel more able. Rebecca is a BACP therapist and draws on a mix of talking and skills-based work.
She uses client-centred listening as a base, so the conversation stays focused on what matters to the person in front of her.
Background and approach
Where helpful she brings in cognitive behavioural tools to spot unhelpful thinking and try different behaviours. Rebecca also uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people live with difficult thoughts rather than be pushed around by them. Her work often covers the emotional aftermath of bereavement, depression, panic and relationship difficulties.
She also helps people who struggle with attachment wounds, abandonment fears, codependency and feelings of emptiness. Practical coping strategies and clearer communication are common aims in sessions. Rebecca has six years of experience supporting adults through life changes and stressful transitions.
She offers a straightforward, non-judgemental way of working and will explain options so each person can choose what suits them. Appointments are offered by phone, video, chat or text-based messaging to make fitting therapy into a busy life easier. Sessions are organised via a short matching process and scheduled around therapist availability.
Approaches that translate well to online therapy
Rebecca commonly uses acceptance and commitment therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy in her online work. Acceptance and commitment therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting those experiences dictate actions, which can help with anxiety, panic and ongoing worry. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and testing different behaviours to reduce distress and improve everyday coping.The choice of approach is a collaborative decision. Rebecca listens to what a person wants to change, asks about their goals and then suggests techniques that fit those aims. Together they try methods and adapt them over time so the work stays relevant to the person’s life and progress.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging suit quick updates, written reflection or people who find typing easier than speaking. These options help fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while keeping the focus on practical change and emotional support.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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