Rachel Shaw, NCPS
Rachel Shaw helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or stuck after difficult experiences.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
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About Rachel
Rachel Shaw helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, depressed, or stuck after difficult experiences. She works with stress, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, addiction concerns, grief, parenting strain, career worries, and low self-esteem. Rachel also supports people facing compassion fatigue, ADHD-related challenges, and identity or LGBT-related concerns.
Rachel uses a person-centred sensibility and draws on a range of therapeutic techniques to suit each person. Sessions focus on listening, building understanding, and finding practical steps that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Conversations are paced to what feels manageable, and clients set the goals they want to aim for. Her background includes three years of practice and registration with NCPS. Rachel brings a holistic outlook that considers thoughts, feelings and embodied experience when exploring difficulties.
She aims to make complex problems easier to talk about. In sessions she helps people trace how early experiences link to current patterns, such as attachment or abandonment fears, codependency, or avoidant tendencies. She uses straightforward tools for managing anxiety, anger, addictive behaviours and low mood, while also addressing body image, guilt and forgiveness when these come up.
People who meet with Rachel can expect a calm, non-judgemental space to try new ways of coping. The pace is set by the individual and practical techniques are offered alongside reflective conversation. Progress is worked on step by step, with attention to what matters most to the client.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| NCPS | NCS22-02775 | August 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Rachel works with
Everything Rachel lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Online support
Her pluralistic approach means she may combine practical coping skills with exploratory work. Practical skills help with managing anxiety, panic or cravings, while exploratory work looks at patterns such as attachment, abandonment fears or codependency to reduce long-term distress.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Rachel will work with each person to decide which techniques suit their needs, goals and preferences, and will adjust methods as therapy progresses to find what helps most.
Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a fuller face-to-face feel, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera time is an issue. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflection or people who prefer not to use voice. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Rachel support?
She supports stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationships, addictions, grief, self-esteem issues, parenting strain, intimacy concerns and related problems such as attachment or abandonment issues.
How would Rachel describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative, with a pluralistic mix of techniques chosen to match each person’s needs and preferences.
What is Rachel's experience in therapy work?
Rachel has three years of practice working with a range of emotional and relational difficulties and brings a holistic focus to mind and body connections.
Where is Rachel based and what credential does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with NCPS.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Rachel offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with Rachel?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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