Counsellor profile
Rebecca Rust-Ashford, BACP
Counsellor - trauma and anxiety
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- EMDR
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
About Rebecca
Rebecca Rust-Ashford is a counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has three years of experience and works with stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression.
Rebecca uses an integrative way of working. She adapts how she works to suit each person she meets. Sessions are direct and conversational. She focuses on what someone brings to the room and on practical next steps they can try between sessions.
Her background includes approaches that help people process difficult memories and make sense of strong feelings. She may use client-centred techniques to listen and reflect, trauma-focused methods to address past harm, and EMDR for working with distressing memories. These are offered within a counselling framework rather than as tests or diagnoses.
Rebecca also works with concerns linked to attachment, abandonment and adoption and foster care. She understands how long-term health matters, caregiving and chronic conditions can affect mood and relationships. She also supports people dealing with body image, sexual identity in kink cultures, and complex relationship patterns such as codependency.
Sessions are offered in English and take place in the United Kingdom. Costs vary with location and are paid through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the See online counselling options button.
How her approaches work for online counselling
Rebecca uses client-centred work to focus on a person's experience. This approach involves listening, reflecting and helping someone notice their own resources. It is often useful for stress, low self-esteem and day-to-day anxiety.She also uses trauma-focused therapy to address the effects of past harm. This involves careful pacing, grounding techniques and talking through the impact of traumatic experiences. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is another option she may use to help process distressing memories by combining focused attention with guided bilateral stimulation.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rebecca will discuss options with each person and decide together which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. The choice of approach can change as therapy progresses and as circumstances shift.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session formats before booking. Practical benefits of remote sessions include fitting counselling around work or family commitments, shorter check-ins when needed, and options that do not require being on camera. Registered or accredited professionals can offer these practical ways to make counselling easier to fit into everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression, plus related concerns such as attachment and abandonment.
What approach does she use in sessions?
Rebecca works integratively. She uses client-centred listening alongside trauma-focused work and EMDR when appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of experience working in counselling roles.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Do sessions take place in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.