Rachel Hamilton

Rachel Hamilton is a BACP-registered counsellor who works in a person-centred, integrative way. She aims to create a calm space where people can talk about what matters to them. Rachel focuses on helping people make sense of difficult feelings and find steadier ways to cope.

She uses a non-directive approach and adapts sessions to each person’s pace and goals. That means listening first, then shaping the work around what the client needs. Rachel often supports people through loss, bereavement and relationship struggles, and she addresses anxiety, stress and low self-esteem.

Her background includes voluntary work with Victim Support Scotland and Healed Scars. This involvement brought experience supporting people affected by emotional abuse, trauma, domestic and sexual violence. Those roles inform how she responds to trauma-related concerns with sensitivity and care.

Rachel also works with issues such as anger, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, and the challenges of major life changes. She draws on several therapeutic methods to match the work to the problem, using practical skills alongside reflective conversation.

Rachel holds counselling diplomas from COSCA and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has five years of clinical experience and offers sessions in English for people in the United Kingdom and internationally.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting caught up in them and focus on actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and offers practical steps to test and change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, depression and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of connecting and can help when relationship patterns or intimacy issues are causing distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that suit the client's needs, goals and preferences. That may mean starting with listening and then introducing techniques from ACT or CBT, or following a gentler attachment-focused path depending on what feels most helpful.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, save travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people access a therapist who has experience with trauma, anger and relationship difficulties even if they live far away. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, worksheets and discussions to work well in remote sessions.