Counsellor profile
Tal Raven, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and trauma
See online counselling options- Stress and anxiety
- Attachment issues
- ACT and CBT
About Tal
Counsellor and member of the BACP with 25 years of experience, Tal Raven works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, addiction, depression and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She practises in the United Kingdom and offers support for people facing life changes, grief, parenting strain, and questions linked to neurodiversity and attachment.
Tal focuses on clear, practical conversation. Sessions use everyday language and aim to make difficult topics easier to talk about. She helps people identify patterns that cause distress and then looks at small, realistic steps they can try between sessions.
Her background includes long experience working with emotional pain after loss, relationship breakdown, and experiences of domestic violence. Tal also supports people dealing with recurring problems around eating, sleeping, anger and compulsive behaviours. She describes working to understand attachment patterns and how early relationships influence current difficulties.
Tal draws on a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and client-centred work. These methods are used to help people notice difficult thoughts, make values-based choices, and rebuild closer connections where that is helpful.
Sessions are practical and conversational. Tal encourages feedback and works together with each person to set clear aims. To begin, people are asked to use the site matching process and book an initial session.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Tal draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside attachment-informed work. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking committed steps towards those values, which can help with anxiety, low mood and problems that feel stuck. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical techniques to reduce distress and change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tal will talk with each person about what feels most useful and will try different ways of working to suit their goals and preferences. That conversation is collaborative and may change as progress is made.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep appointments while living abroad or when arranging time around work or caregiving commitments.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Tal works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, addiction, depression, intimacy and self-esteem concerns among other areas listed on her profile.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses conversational, practical sessions that mix Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and client-centred work to address thoughts, feelings and actions.
How much experience does she have?
Tal has 25 years of professional experience working with emotional and relational difficulties.
Which professional body is she a member of and where is she based?
She is listed with the BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and Tal does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified on the biography.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and 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.