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I'm a BACP Accredited Counsellor, holding a Diploma in CBT and Groupwork (SQA Level 10, Honours Degree level) from the Centre of Therapy.

I didn't come to therapy the usual route.

For years I worked in global finance, leading sales and retention teams. Monthly targets, quarterly reviews, league tables on the wall. Hit the number, the goal and you got about a day to enjoy it before the next one landed.

I was good at it and I liked being good at it.

There is a particular buzz that comes from walking into a pressured situation and knowing you'll handle it. I ran on that for a long time.

Managing people in that world taught me a lot about how we cope when the heat is on.

Some dig. Some go quiet. And some carry on looking completely sorted while things fall apart underneath. I recognised that last group more than I let on.

Because I was the steady one. The person people came to when something went wrong. I planned for every outcome, kept everything in my head and never really stopped.  Rest felt lazy, guilty and like I was falling behind. Asking for help? Being a burden? That wasn't something I did or allowed.

My body knew way before I did. I was exhausted in a way sleep didn't touch, wired and flat at the same time, running on habit more than anything else. I told myself 

“I’m fine.”

“I will figure it out.”

 When I burned out, it wasn't a long weekend and back to normal. It was months. That experience is why I work the way I do now, I know how much this way of surviving steals everything from you and it won't stop or change until you do.

It took time and a lot of honest work, to see the things that made me so good at my job, were the same things eroding me. 

Being dependable. Staying in control. Never dropping the ball. Always pushing through.

None of these are problems on their own. But only having them to lean on day by day came at a too high cost.

That's what I bring to my work now. When a high achiever sits across from me and says they should be able to handle this, I know exactly what that sentence is holding up.

I know what it is like to have a full diary, a sharp mind and nothing left in the tank. I know what its like to feel like you can't breathe but still show up.

I don't need the pressure explained to me. 

I've been in it.

 

 

Rachel understands the corporate world and how the pressures and expectations of this can impact. This gives her unique insight to the support she offers.

Anthony M.

What It’s Like To Work With Me


When you sit with me, you’ll notice how quickly you feel at ease. I am not what you expect.

You’ll hear the warmth.

You’ll feel the humour.

And you’ll get straight talking, not sugar-coated, not vague.

You’ll likely find yourself thinking: “She gets it.”

It can feel like I can see inside your head.

I can’t.

But I know your world and I know the pressure, the overthinking, the constant drive to stay one step ahead and how hard it is to step out of that.

I’ll challenge you when you need it. You might not like it and that’s okay.

I won’t let you stay stuck in patterns that are harming you, you deserve better than that. You are always worth more.

I’ll hold that space with you properly, so you feel safe enough to actually change them.

 

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"I am a 55 year old woman and for the very first time in my life I understand who I truly am..."

Laurine. C

Outside of work, I’m usually somewhere in the middle of nowhere.

You’ll likely find me walking, climbing, or paddleboarding in new places.

I get a real sense of calm and perspective from being in nature. I feel free and present and it slows things down in a way nothing else does.

I love a bit of adventure, exploring new places and having a nosey somewhere I’ve not been before.

I get bored easily, so the UK is ideal as there’s always somewhere new to wander.

It keeps me out of mischief… mostly.