Rachael Davies, BACP, NCPS

Rachael Davies is a counsellor, coach, and clinical hypnotherapist who specialises in trauma, loss, and the ongoing effects of difficult experiences. With eight years of professional experience, she supports people who feel exhausted by persistent anxiety, creeping patterns of self-protection, or the lingering impact of past events that continue to shape daily life. Rachael works with a broad range of issues including stress, grief, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, relationship and family difficulties, sleep problems, and complex trauma such as domestic or sexual violence.

Her practice blends reflective conversation with practical tools, drawing on trauma-focused training to adapt methods to each person’s needs. She uses cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thought cycles, psychodynamic perspectives to explore where patterns began, and hypnotherapy to access deeper levels of relaxation and mental processing. Rachael also integrates mindfulness, somatic work, solution-focused strategies, and neurodivergence-informed approaches for autistic adults and people with ADHD, allowing the work to be tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.

Rachael holds professional credentials including BACP and NCPS, which indicate recognised membership and registration with relevant counselling and psychotherapy bodies in the United Kingdom. Her role is to listen attentively, ask thoughtful questions, and collaborate with clients to build a sense of safety, greater ease in the body, and clearer inner guidance as they move through change and healing.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Rachael commonly draws on client-centered work, cognitive behavioural therapy, and hypnotherapy in her online practice. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a respectful, non-directive space where the client’s experience guides the work - it can help with self-esteem, decision-making, and repairing relationship patterns. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours and offers practical strategies to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and interrupt unhelpful cycles. Hypnotherapy uses guided relaxation and focused attention to access deeper patterns of thinking and bodily response, often used alongside other approaches to support changes in sleep, habits, or emotional reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Rachael works collaboratively to determine what fits best. She tailors methods to a person’s goals, history, and preferences, combining reflection, practical tools, and gentler subconscious work as needed.

Online sessions - including video calls, phone appointments, live chat, and text-based messaging - offer practical flexibility for clients in the United Kingdom. These options make it easier to schedule around work, caregiving, or mobility needs, maintain continuity during life transitions, and access consistent support from registered professionals without travel.