Rebecca Hird, BACP

Rebecca Hird helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. She supports people dealing with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, intimacy concerns and low self-esteem. Rebecca is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom and accepts international clients who can meet online.

Rebecca uses a psychodynamic approach that focuses on patterns in feelings and relationships. Sessions are a chance to talk through thoughts and emotions and notice recurring themes. She listens without giving direct advice and helps people make sense of their experiences so they can move forward.

Sessions are usually once a week and can be short or long term depending on what the person prefers. The work is flexible rather than rigidly goal driven, so what matters most is what the client brings into the room. Homework is not commonly set, but it can be agreed when it would help progress.

Rebecca also offers support for more specific concerns such as attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, body image, eating difficulties, mood disorders and panic attacks. She can work with complexities like domestic violence, infidelity, addiction, narcissism and post-traumatic stress in a reflective way.

People who choose to work with Rebecca can expect a calm and thoughtful space to talk. Together they consider what pace and length of therapy suit the individual's needs. Practicalities such as session format and scheduling are agreed collaboratively.

Psychodynamic therapy online and practical options

Rebecca works primarily with psychodynamic therapy, which looks at how past experiences and repeating emotional patterns affect current life. This approach helps people understand why they react in certain ways and can be useful for relationship issues, attachment concerns, trauma and long-standing emotional struggles.

In sessions she offers a calm, exploratory way of working that pays attention to feelings, relationships and recurring themes. Finding the right style of therapy is part of the process and the therapist will work together with each person to decide what fits best based on their needs, goals and preferences.

Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging can be helpful for people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or daily life and provide flexibility in how sessions are scheduled and delivered.