Rachel Button, BACP

Rachel Button is a counsellor who aims to make the first steps into therapy easier. She focuses on listening and helping people feel heard without judgement. Rachel works to understand what is worrying someone and to find clear, practical ways forward.

She brings four years of professional experience alongside her own personal history with depression, anxiety and disordered eating. That lived experience shaped her decision to train as a therapist and influences how she responds to clients. Rachel stays grounded in straightforward, compassionate conversation rather than jargon.

Sessions typically start by identifying the most pressing concern, whether that be stress, panic, low mood or problems with body image. From there she helps people recognise patterns and develop small, manageable changes that fit into everyday life. Clients are encouraged to set goals and review progress between meetings.

Rachel has worked with a wide range of presenting issues, including trauma and abuse, self-harm thoughts, obsessive tendencies, and health-related anxiety. She also supports people facing caregiver strain, chronic illness, relationship difficulties such as divorce and separation, and questions about life purpose.

Her practice places emphasis on building trust and practical coping tools. People who want clear conversations, sensible steps, and someone who understands the day-to-day realities of mental health may find her approach helpful.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Rachel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and careful listening. One common approach she employs helps people spot unhelpful thoughts and behaviour patterns, then replace them with small, realistic changes that reduce distress and improve daily functioning. This type of work often suits anxiety, low mood and health-related worries.

Another strand of her approach addresses trauma and distress from abuse or painful life events by helping people process memories at a manageable pace and develop coping strategies for intense emotions. This work aims to lessen the day-to-day impact of past experiences and improve emotional regulation.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. She will talk with each person about their symptoms, goals and preferences and then agree on a plan together. That collaborative decision makes it easier to adjust techniques if something is not helping.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into work or family routines, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also means people can access a therapist from their local area across the United Kingdom without added journeys.