Rebecca Rust-Ashford, BACP

Rebecca Rust-Ashford is a counsellor with three years' experience who focuses on trauma, depression, anxiety and relationship concerns. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and aims to offer an empathic, non-judgemental space. Her way of working adapts to the person in front of her rather than applying a single fixed method.

Rebecca draws on client-centred work to keep clients' priorities at the heart of sessions. She also uses trauma-focused methods and EMDR where appropriate to address distress linked to past events. In practice she helps people talk through what matters to them and find ways to manage difficult feelings.

Sessions typically focus on what a client wants to change. Rebecca listens, reflects, and works alongside people to set practical steps and coping strategies. She supports people with stress, low mood, low self-esteem and a wide range of relationship difficulties.

Her additional interests include adoption and foster care issues, attachment and abandonment, as well as challenges linked to chronic illness, carer stress and body image. She also has experience with neurodiversity and a range of personality and sexual expression topics.

Rebecca works in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

How these approaches can work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy places your experience at the centre of each session. The counsellor listens closely and follows what you bring, helping you make sense of feelings and decide on next steps. This approach is useful for stress, low mood and relationship concerns.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, involves guided attention techniques paired with memory processing. It is used to reduce distress linked to traumatic memories and can be part of a structured programme to address trauma symptoms.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding how past events affect current feelings and behaviour. It helps people develop new ways to cope and to work through difficult memories at a manageable pace.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try together. This means plans can change as needs become clearer and progress is made.

If you are considering online work, please confirm the session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Talk with the therapist about what will work best for timing, session length and how to make the sessions comfortable for you.