Rachel Kilburn , BACP

Rachel Kilburn is a qualified integrative therapist and a member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) with over 10 years of experience supporting adults, adolescents, and children. Drawing on both professional training and lived experience as a mother, partner, daughter, and granddaughter, she recognises how life can feel unstable and how that may lead people to withdraw. Rachel aims to create a space where clients can feel ready to re-engage with life and move toward greater confidence and agency.

Her integrative approach blends Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused work, Transactional Analysis, and psychodynamic ideas to tailor therapy to each person’s needs. She uses creative methods when appropriate, which can help adults and younger clients express emotions that are difficult to put into words and to connect with inner experiences such as the inner child.

Building a trusting therapeutic relationship is central to her work - she supports clients without judgement and adapts the pace to what feels right for each individual. Rachel helps people relate differently to past experiences and current challenges so they can make informed choices about the future. The first session is a starting point for gathering relevant information and establishing a safe, respectful connection that guides the therapeutic process.

Rachel specialises in areas including stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, depression, coping with life changes, trauma and abuse, and coaching. She also focuses on attachment issues, caregiver stress, control issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, panic and social anxiety, women's issues, and workplace concerns. Her goal is to support growth, increase self-understanding, and help clients make meaningful changes that enhance wellbeing.

Integrative Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Rachel combines Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside psychodynamic ideas to offer flexible online support. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a compassionate, non-directive space where the therapist listens and reflects so clients can explore their own values and choices - it is helpful for issues like low self-esteem, life transitions, and relationship concerns. CBT is goal-oriented and explores links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours; it offers practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, panic, and stress. Psychodynamic work looks at patterns rooted in past relationships and emotional experiences to deepen self-understanding and address long-standing difficulties such as attachment issues and repeating relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Rachel works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits best based on their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts methods and pace as the relationship develops so clients can feel understood and supported.

Online therapy with Rachel can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility around work, family, and location. These options make it easier to access care from different places and at times that suit a client’s schedule while still working with licensed professionals and therapists who tailor the work to individual concerns.