Rachel Sprunt, BACP

Rachel Sprunt welcomes people who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or not themselves right now. She introduces herself plainly and offers a warm, down-to-earth counselling space. Rachel writes in a way that reassures people who might be nervous about their first session.

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. Rachel also supports people facing issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, body image, chronic illness and caregiving stress among others. She focuses on helping clients notice and shift everyday thoughts and habits that get in the way of feeling better.

Rachel follows a person-centred style, meaning she aims to walk alongside the client rather than direct them. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the individual, with the counsellor listening, reflecting, and offering gentle challenge when helpful.

Her own life experiences inform her practice. She has lived through cancer, divorce, motherhood and step-parenting, and found that those events shaped how she listens and responds. Before training as a counsellor she spent over a decade in leadership and business, and she brings that clarity and practical focus into sessions.

Rachel is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of counselling experience. If you are unsure whether counselling is right for you, she encourages a short initial step to find out what might help and to work out the best way forward together.

Approaches that fit everyday life and thinking

Rachel describes her practice as person-centred and grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Person-centred work focuses on the relationship, listening carefully and helping people find their own answers through reflection and acceptance. This approach is helpful for grief, low self-esteem and adjusting to life changes.

Alongside that foundation, evidence-based techniques often include paying attention to everyday thoughts and habits and helping clients try small changes in how they think and act. Those methods suit anxiety, stress and patterns that keep returning in daily life. The counsellor will explain any specific technique and check it fits your needs and preferences.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals and try different ways of working until you both find what helps most. That exploration is part of the early sessions and can be adjusted as things change.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, to have shorter check-ins when needed, or to avoid travel time. The emphasis is on making therapy practical and usable alongside everyday commitments.