Rachel Xuereb, BACP

Rachel Xuereb is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with seven years' experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting pressures, grief, trauma and related concerns. People come for help with sleep problems, low self-esteem, career worries, anger and coping with life changes.

Rachel uses an integrative style. She draws on several approaches to match what someone needs in a session. That might mean focusing on thoughts and behaviours one week and exploring attachment or life meaning another week. Sessions aim to find practical ways to manage symptoms and understand where they come from.

She pays attention to family-related difficulties and parenting strain, and helps people talk through problems linked to blended families, fatherhood, family of origin and separation. Rachel also works with issues such as abandonment, codependency and communication breakdowns. These topics often come up alongside anxiety, depression or grief.

In conversation she asks about what happens, when it happens, and how it affects daily life. That information shapes short-term goals and small steps to try between sessions. The approach is collaborative and straightforward - there is time to notice patterns and try new ways of responding.

Rachel blends methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based ideas, Client-Centred listening, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and existential thinking. This mix is used to suit different clients and problems, rather than following a fixed script.

How Rachel’s therapeutic approaches translate to online work