Rachel Sprunt, BACP

Rachel Sprunt offers calm, down-to-earth online counselling for people feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or not quite themselves. She welcomes conversations about anxiety, low mood, grief, self-esteem and major life changes. Sessions aim to be practical and paced to the individual, with no pressure to have everything figured out before starting.

Rachel uses a person-centred approach, focusing on listening and reflecting rather than giving directives. She helps people notice their own resources and make clearer decisions about what matters to them. Conversations can cover coping with change, processing loss, and rebuilding confidence after difficult events.

Her background includes more than a decade in leadership and business before retraining as a counsellor. That experience informs a clear, organised style in sessions alongside warm, honest support. Rachel also draws on personal experience of cancer, divorce, parenthood and step-parenting to relate to the practical strains life can bring.

Rachel holds BACP registration, which indicates a professional affiliation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has worked as a counsellor for three years following her career change. Her practice is based in the United Kingdom and she works in English.

Therapy with Rachel is offered online using a mix of video, phone and written formats. People begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then arranging sessions that fit their schedule. The aim is steady, collaborative work that helps people feel more able to manage day-to-day life.

Practical therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Rachel primarily uses a person-centred way of working, which means sessions focus on listening, reflection and helping people find their own answers. This approach is helpful for processing grief, building self-esteem and navigating big life changes because it keeps the discussion centred on what matters to the individual.

She also draws on evidence-based techniques that encourage practical coping skills and clearer decision-making. These methods help with day-to-day anxiety, managing stress and developing routines that reduce overwhelm. The focus is on skills you can try between sessions and then adjust together.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachel will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and agree a way of working together. The process is collaborative, with regular check-ins to make sure the approach is useful and feels like a good fit.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller interaction helps. Phone sessions can be easier when video isn't practical or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflection or people who prefer writing over speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family or health commitments and to keep momentum between sessions.