Rachel Florence, BACP

Rachel Florence is a psychotherapist who focuses on helping people recover from trauma and rebuild connection. She has three years of professional experience and holds BACP registration, which is listed as her credential. Rachel offers both EMDR and talking therapy and adapts her approach to each person she meets.

She aims to create a calm, steady space where people can talk about painful memories and current struggles. Sessions are shaped around what the individual needs, whether that means working through traumatic memories or focusing on relationship and intimacy difficulties. Rachel also accepts people who want support with anxiety, stress, sleep problems, grief, addiction and changes at work or home.

Her work often addresses attachment-related concerns such as abandonment, attachment difficulties and communication problems. She also supports people dealing with body image, eating issues, caregiver stress, dissociation, and the emotional fallout of separation and domestic violence. The focus is practical - helping people identify ways to feel safer and more connected in day-to-day life.

Rachel uses a mix of approaches rather than a single method. That can include emotionally focused work to repair relationships, client-centred talking to follow what matters most to the person, and EMDR when traumatic memories need direct processing. She will discuss options and agree a plan with each person.

Sessions are offered in English and take place online through video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Rachel works within the United Kingdom and does not accept international clients. To start, people complete the site questionnaire and then book according to available times.

How Rachel's approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and behaviour. Online sessions using this approach help people notice patterns in relationships and try new ways of connecting or setting boundaries. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on emotions in close relationships and helps people understand and change unhelpful interaction patterns. In remote sessions EFT can guide conversations that rebuild trust and improve communication. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a trauma-focused method that targets distressing memories; when used online it combines structured processing with careful pacing to reduce the intensity of traumatic images or sensations.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachel will talk with each person about their history, goals and preferences and then suggest one or a combination of methods. That choice is made together so the plan fits the person's needs and changes over time if required.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier during a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to schedule regular sessions and keep momentum between meetings.