Rebecca Rust-Ashford, BACP
Rebecca Rust-Ashford is a counsellor who focuses on trauma, depression and anxiety.
About Rebecca
Rebecca Rust-Ashford is a counsellor who focuses on trauma, depression and anxiety. She uses a person-centred approach and adapts methods to each person she meets. Rebecca has worked in counselling for three years and is registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
She aims for calm, practical sessions. People can expect straightforward talking, pacing the conversation, and simple ways to manage stress between meetings. Rebecca keeps language plain so people feel able to describe what they are going through.
Background and approach
Rebecca often helps with relationship strain and low self-esteem. She also supports people coping with loss, abandonment and long-term health concerns. Her wider experience includes work with adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties and neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome.
Her practice includes trauma-focused work and EMDR alongside client-centred methods. These are chosen to suit the issue and the person rather than follow a single formula. Sessions move at a pace the client sets and focus on small, achievable steps.
Rebecca offers online sessions and telephone support as well as text-based options. People living in the United Kingdom can expect clear guidance on how to begin and what to expect from early meetings.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 403539 | August 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Rebecca lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Rebecca names
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How Rebecca uses therapy methods online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and helping people find their own solutions. The counsellor offers a supportive space and reflects what the person says to help them make sense of things. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, involves guided attention alongside memory work to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories; it is commonly used for trauma and abuse. Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates directly on the effects of traumatic events and teaches ways to manage flashbacks, nightmares and overwhelming feelings.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Rebecca will discuss different options and decide what fits the person's history, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and methods can be adjusted as therapy progresses.
Online therapy makes these approaches more accessible. Video calls let people meet face to face from home and suit in-depth sessions. Phone sessions work well for those who prefer not to be on camera or have limited bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, mood tracking and staying connected between sessions. These formats offer flexibility for different schedules and needs.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Rebecca commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. Rebecca also supports people affected by trauma, low self-esteem and issues linked to abandonment or adoption.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Rebecca uses a person-centred way of working and adapts methods to each person. Sessions are practical, calm and led by the clients pace.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of counselling experience. Her background includes work with trauma-focused approaches and EMDR alongside client-centred practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
Rebecca is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She works with people in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be carried out by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging. Different formats suit different needs like shorter check-ins or less bandwidth on video.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Rebecca?
Use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to the therapists availability.
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