Rebecca Smith

Rebecca Smith offers support for people struggling with stress, anxiety, low mood, trauma and difficulties around relationships and family life. She also helps with issues like low self-esteem, coping with life changes, grief, parenting strain and career stress. Rebecca presents herself as a calm, practical presence who works alongside clients to find manageable steps forward.

With 18 years of professional experience, Rebecca draws on a range of approaches rather than one fixed method. She aims to create an open, non-judgemental space where people can talk through painful thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on understanding what is causing distress and finding realistic ways to reduce its impact.

Her work includes short-term problem-solving and deeper reflective work depending on what a person needs. Rebecca uses direct techniques to address unhelpful thought patterns alongside longer-term exploration of how past experiences shape current reactions. This lets people try new ways of coping while also making sense of recurring patterns.

She pays particular attention to difficulties with attachment, abandonment and codependency, and to problems around body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress. Rebecca also supports people dealing with anger, dissociation, commitment concerns and separation after divorce.

People who choose Rebecca can expect collaborative sessions that balance practical goals with emotional understanding. She encourages small, steady changes and helps clients notice progress as they work towards clearer, more manageable days.

How Rebecca blends therapies for online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the individual's experience and aims to build a trusting, respectful relationship; it helps when someone needs support to express difficult feelings and feel heard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thought patterns and behaviours and offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety or low mood over weeks. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and reducing the ongoing impact of traumatic events and on building coping skills to reduce distress.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Rebecca will discuss different ways of working and choose methods in collaboration with each person, guided by their goals and preferences. That shared planning means therapy can be adapted as needs change.

If you are considering online sessions, check the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, reduce travel time and let people join from a quieter space. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Confirm the available formats when you sign up so you know what to expect.