TESTIMONIALS
'I really liked my sessions with Rachel, I looked forward to them. I felt very safe and I knew I could tell her anything and she would not tell anyone. She helped me lots with my worries. I enjoyed the drawing and modelling – it wasn’t just talking, we did some fun things that really helped me.'
Client L - Age 10
'Rachel provides a very comfortable environment for her therapy sessions, she was able to put my child at ease very quickly and ensured he felt safe and comfortable. The methods and tools used are fun and entertaining, my child was keen to see her every week. I saw positive changes in my child both at home but also at school, the feedback from school was that he was doing much better with his schoolwork and his worries were better managed. Rachel also ensured as a parent I was comfortable and confident that I was leaving my child in very safe and capable hands. I will certainly be recommending Rachel to others and would not hesitate to return if either of my children needed her help.'
Client L's Parent
I have found sessions really useful. Rachel has given good tips and advice on how to cope in situations outside my control and where I feel overwhelmed.
Client S - Age 14
Rachel is an outstanding counsellor who consistently strives to help me with my problems.
I am extremely comfortable in talking to Rachel about a variety of issues in my personal life, which is something I had never felt when accessing counselling services in the past. She has effortlessly created a judgement-free safe space where I feel completely at ease. I look forward to our sessions each week and have found that even during the hardest of times I have walked away from our time together calmer, with a better sense of direction, and even a smile on my face. I enjoy the writing and drawing exercises that Rachel and I complete together, as I have found that writing things down affords me greater mental clarity. Having something to look over from our sessions also helps me to track my development, and enables me to review specific exercises when required in my day-to-day life.
I feel very strongly that Rachel has been instrumental in helping me to change my life for the better in a multitude of ways. I am more confident in myself, positive about my future and in control of my life. I feel exceptionally fortunate to have found a counsellor as supportive and reassuring as Rachel. I am immensely grateful for her ongoing support in my journey of self-improvement and could not recommend her services enough for anyone dealing with emotional trauma or any kind, or simply wishing to better themselves as a person.
Client G
I have been working with Rachel for 14 months. She has supported me to overcome challenges in my personal relationships, in dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic and a history of OCD episodes, and in processing feelings around the climate and ecological crisis.
I was drawn to contact Rachel by her kind smile in her photograph, and this is a true reflection of how she is in her work. Rachel brings a genuine care and respect for my humanity to every session. This has helped me to see that my truths are valid and it is okay for me to hold my own opinions on the world, even if they differ from the views of others in my life.
She listens to me in every session bringing compassion and empathy for my perceptions. She sometimes offers useful information obtained from her career in counselling, but always allows me the space to use our time in the way I feel is best.
I am sad to be stopping sessions with Rachel, but through our sessions we have built an enriching relationship where I felt held in my feelings and I now feel ready to face the next steps of my life on my own.
I am a trained person-centred counsellor myself, currently taking a break from practice. I hope that when I return to seeing my own clients, I can facilitate a space where they can feel the way that I have felt in our relationship. Thank you Rachel!"
Client P