Rachel Hamilton, BACP

Rachel Hamilton is a person-centred, integrative counsellor who works alongside people navigating stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma, grief and a wide range of life challenges. She offers a calm, non-judgmental space where clients can explore what matters to them and work at their own pace to make sense of painful or confusing experiences. Her practice is tailored to each individual, shaping sessions around personal goals so conversations remain focused, practical and compassionate.

Rachel has particular experience supporting people through loss, bereavement, major life changes and issues such as depression, low self-esteem and inner conflict. She also supports clients affected by emotional abuse, domestic and sexual violence, drawing on volunteer experience with Victim Support Scotland and Healed Scars to inform a sensitive and trauma-aware approach. She works with relationship, family and intimacy-related difficulties as well as challenges linked to addiction, eating and sleeping problems, parenting, career concerns, ADHD and compassion fatigue.

Her training includes a COSCA-accredited Diploma in Counselling and a COSCA Certificate in Counselling - COSCA being the recognised counselling body in Scotland. Rachel is a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), which indicates professional membership with a UK counselling body, and she is a member of Person Centred Therapy Scotland and the National Counselling Society. This background supports an integrative practice that draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to meet each client’s needs.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages clients to clarify their values and take meaningful action even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is often used for anxiety, stress and helping people adapt to life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships that developed early in life and explores how those patterns affect current intimacy, trust and communication. It can be helpful for relationship difficulties, abandonment issues and complex attachment concerns.

Client-Centred Therapy, also called person-centred therapy, prioritises empathy, respect and a non-directive stance so clients can lead the pace and focus of sessions. This approach supports self-exploration and is well suited to grief, low self-esteem and making sense of emotional pain.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Rachel works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts techniques as those needs evolve. That collaborative search helps people feel involved and respected in planning their care.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone allow conversations that fit around work, family and mobility needs, while live chat and text-based messaging provide ongoing access between scheduled appointments. For many people, these options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to engage with registered professionals from wherever they are located.