Rachel Kilburn

Rachel Kilburn is a therapist and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with ten years of clinical experience. She draws on her life roles as a parent and family member to understand how ordinary pressures can make people feel overwhelmed. Rachel emphasises meeting people where they are and helping them take the next steps back into daily life.

Rachel uses an integrative approach that weaves together different therapies. She adapts methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques, psychodynamic thinking and solution-focused work to fit each person. Sessions are shaped around what the individual needs and finds helpful rather than a rigid formula.

She often helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and life changes. Rachel also offers support around trauma and abuse, self-esteem, panic and social anxiety, and workplace concerns. Her practice includes attention to issues such as attachment, caregiver stress, guilt and loneliness.

Rachel aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can speak openly about what matters. She describes the first meeting as the start of a relationship built on trust and information gathering to guide future work. The pace of therapy is set by the client so they can feel comfortable moving forward.

Over time Rachel focuses on helping people relate differently to past events and make decisions that support wellbeing. Her work includes creative ways of expressing emotion and exploring inner experience, tailored to adults, adolescents and children as appropriate.

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