Rachel Kilburn, BACP

Rachel Kilburn is a BACP counsellor with ten years' experience working with adults, adolescents and children. She draws on her life roles as a mum, wife, daughter and granddaughter to bring a down-to-earth outlook to therapy. Rachel aims to make beginning therapy feel like a small, manageable step back into life.

Rachel uses an integrated style that blends several approaches so sessions match each person's needs. She may use elements of cognitive behavioural work alongside psychodynamic reflection and solution-focused techniques. The aim is practical change alongside understanding what has shaped current feelings and patterns.

Sessions take a paced, collaborative form. Rachel listens for the issues that matter most and offers ways to talk about them that suit the individual. Creative methods are available where helpful, and she supports people to name and express emotions that can feel hard to reach on their own.

She regularly helps with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and coping with life changes. Rachel also addresses trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, panic, social anxiety and workplace stress. Additional areas include attachment questions, caregiver stress, guilt and shame, isolation and life purpose.

Rachel sees therapy as a process of getting to know yourself better and making different choices. The first session focuses on building a trusting relationship and gathering practical information. From there she works at a pace that feels right for the person and their goals.

How Rachel's approaches translate to online work

Rachel commonly uses client-centred methods and cognitive behavioural techniques to help people feel heard and to develop practical coping strategies. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting so the person can find their own solutions, which suits conversations about stress, low mood and identity. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts, behaviours and feelings and offers concrete exercises for panic, social anxiety and unhelpful thinking.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rachel will discuss what feels most useful and try methods that match the client's goals and comfort level. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as the work progresses.

The biography does not specify exact session formats, so please check which options are currently offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits. It can also make some practical exercises easier to share during or between sessions. Ask about the available ways to meet when you arrange the first appointment.