Rachel Huyton, BACP
3 years in practice
Rachel Huyton is a BACP-registered counsellor who aims to make therapy straightforward and practical.
License and registration
- BACP
- 394714 · expires December 2026
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Rachel
Rachel Huyton is a BACP-registered counsellor who aims to make therapy straightforward and practical. She offers a calm, respectful approach and prioritises each person’s immediate concerns. Rachel is based in the United Kingdom and speaks English.
She has three years of full-time counselling experience plus over ten years of management in a mental health service. That background has given her a broad understanding of common problems such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression and the impact of trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
She also helps people with relationship difficulties, panic attacks, obsessions and compulsions, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Sessions are shaped around what the client needs. Rachel uses client-centred practices to listen closely and help people find their own solutions.
She also draws on existential ideas to help people think about meaning, choice and life direction when those questions feel pressing. She sometimes incorporates simple meditation and relaxation techniques to help reduce symptoms between sessions. Rachel aims to agree a practical plan with each person so time in therapy feels useful and manageable.
Therapy can be online or by phone, live chat, text messaging, or video calls. To begin, someone completes a short matching questionnaire and then schedules sessions according to the available times.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Rachel lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Rachel names
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Online support
How Rachel’s approaches work online
Existential Therapy helps people look at life’s big questions - meaning, choice and responsibility - and how those issues affect everyday feelings and relationships. It can be useful when someone is feeling stuck, empty or unsure about purpose and direction. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgement and helping the person find their own answers. The therapist reflects what is said and offers steady support so people can explore feelings and decisions at their own pace. Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Rachel will discuss goals, preferences and how a particular style feels before agreeing the way forward. That means the plan can change as needs evolve and progress is made. Online sessions use video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging can be used for brief ongoing support. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family duties and other commitments, and to choose the format that feels most comfortable.We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Rachel help with?
Rachel supports people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and the effects of trauma and abuse. She also focuses on relationship problems, panic attacks, OCD symptoms and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a client-centred approach that listens closely and follows the person’s lead. Existential ideas are also used to help people consider meaning, choice and life direction.
What experience does she bring?
Rachel has three years of full-time counselling experience and over ten years of management experience within a mental health service. That combination has exposed her to a wide range of mental health issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Rachel provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to allow different ways to connect.
How do fees and starting therapy work?
Costs vary with location and subscription arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions.
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