Rachel Xuereb, BACP

Rachel Xuereb helps people tackle stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship strain, depression and grief. She also supports concerns such as parenting stress, career changes, intimacy-related issues and trauma and abuse. Rachel is named up front so readers know who they are reading about.

Rachel draws on seven years of clinical experience and works in the United Kingdom. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often shown as BACP. That registration is noted to make her background clear.

Her style adapts to what a person needs. Some sessions focus on practical steps to change patterns. Other sessions explore how past attachments and family of origin issues shape current problems. She uses a mix of acceptance-based and cognitive tools alongside person-centred listening.

Typical concerns Rachel addresses include parenting pressures, blended family and fatherhood issues, codependency, communication problems, commitment and control issues, body image, abandonment fears and caregiver stress. She also works with grief, sleeping problems, anger and career-related stress.

Sessions aim to help people understand the why behind their difficulties and then build workable ways forward. Conversations are collaborative and paced to suit each person. Rachel blends psychological approaches so the work is practical and tailored to real-life demands.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on helping people accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and painful life changes by building practical steps alongside acceptance. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns formed in early relationships and how these affect adult connections. This approach can help with intimacy problems, family of origin issues and communication difficulties when patterns repeat across relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachel will collaborate with a person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferred pace. That means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the focus together as progress is made.

Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when that matters. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text work well for shorter check-ins or when someone prefers typing over talking. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, family and daily life.