Rachael Holden

Rachael Holden is a counsellor who blends client-centred care with practical strategies. She offers a calm, non-judgemental presence and focuses on helping people regain control when stress, anxiety or anger feel overwhelming. Rachael holds NCPS as a credential and works from the United Kingdom. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients.

Rachael frames therapy as a partnership. She listens first, then helps people set clear, achievable goals. Sessions often begin by looking at day-to-day coping and immediate worries. From there she brings in techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness to reduce unhelpful thoughts and ease physical tension.

She also uses psychodynamic ideas to notice repeating patterns from the past that affect current relationships. Solution-focused elements are used when people want short-term, goal-directed work. Across approaches the emphasis is practical - building routines, better sleep, and clearer boundaries that make daily life easier.

Rachael has three years' experience working with a broad range of concerns including trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting stress, self-esteem and relationship difficulties. She lists anger specifically among the issues she supports. The work can include exploring triggers, learning breathing and grounding techniques, and practising new ways to respond in tense moments.

When someone wants to begin, Rachael will help them clarify what they hope to change and agree a pace that feels safe. She describes therapy as a process of self-discovery aimed at stronger coping and greater confidence moving forward.

How Rachael’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens closely and follows what matters most to the client, helping them make decisions and set their own goals. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can help with anxiety, anger and low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and soothe the body.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Rachael will work together with each person to decide which combination of methods fits their needs and goals. That choice can evolve over time as priorities change or new issues emerge.

The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people work with a therapist in the United Kingdom while living elsewhere. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, breathing practices and thought-records for remote sessions so practical progress continues between meetings.