Rachel Xuereb, BACP

Rachel Xuereb is a counsellor with seven years' experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem and grief. She also supports people coping with trauma, intimacy issues, sleep problems, parenting pressures and career uncertainty. Rachel uses a straightforward, practical style and aims to help people understand what is driving their distress so they can move forward. Rachel describes her work as integrative. She draws on several approaches to match each person's needs rather than using only one method. Sessions look at when and why problems arise, and help people find acceptance and workable steps toward change. She balances short-term skills with deeper exploration depending on the situation. In appointments Rachel may focus on how thoughts and behaviours interact, how attachment patterns shape relationships, or how values can guide better choices. She uses clear exercises and conversational reflection rather than abstract theory. This helps clients practise new ways of coping between sessions. Rachel holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works with people on issues including family conflict, abandonment, codependency, communication problems and fatherhood concerns. Her background in a corporate role also informs how she supports work-related stress and career decisions. Sessions are conducted in English and take place in the United Kingdom. People considering therapy are encouraged to check session options and the practical details before booking. To begin, follow the site process to match with a therapist and arrange an initial appointment.

How Rachel’s approaches translate to online work

Rachel frequently uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values to guide action. It can be useful for anxiety, avoidance and life direction questions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns, which helps with anxiety, depression and sleep problems. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachel aims to collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they review how approaches are working and adjust the focus as needed to match real-life challenges. The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed and remove travel time. They also let people use written exercises and screen-shared worksheets during a conversation to practise skills between appointments.