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Rebecca Sutherland, BACP

Rebecca Sutherland is a BACP counsellor with 25 years of experience supporting people through difficult life moments.

About Rebecca

Rebecca Sutherland is a BACP counsellor with 25 years of experience supporting people through difficult life moments. She offers calm, practical conversations that help clients make sense of anxiety, depression, relationship strain and family tensions. Rebecca focuses on listening carefully and responding to each person’s needs rather than following a single script.

Her work has included supporting survivors of sexual violence at a rape crisis centre and offering one-to-one psychodynamic counselling in an alcohol residential rehabilitation unit.

Background and approach

She has also worked in a women's refuge and in mental health residential settings, helping people affected by domestic and psychological abuse and complex trauma. In sessions she blends client-centred principles with psychodynamic ideas and systemic thinking. That means she helps people feel heard, looks at past patterns that affect current feelings, and considers how connections with others shape problems.

She adapts the pace to suit what each person needs, whether that means steady weekly sessions or shorter check-ins. Rebecca is used to working with issues such as addiction, self-harm, post-traumatic stress, separation and bereavement, parenting strain, intimacy worries, anger and isolation. She aims to create a respectful, non-judgemental space where people can talk openly and begin to find solutions.

She offers online options for those who prefer remote sessions, and accepts international clients. Rebecca tailors the therapy plan to the individual and helps people take small practical steps towards change.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	377704	March 2026

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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

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How Rebecca's approaches work online

Rebecca uses client-centred counselling to prioritise your experience in the room. That means the conversation follows your concerns and feelings, helping you feel understood and guiding decisions about next steps. Psychodynamic work looks at ways early experiences and repeated patterns shape current emotions and relationships, useful for trauma, attachment and long-standing worries. Systemic thinking examines how family and other relationships influence problems and helps identify small changes in interaction that can reduce stress.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Rebecca will talk with you about your goals and preferences and together you will choose which ideas to focus on. That collaborative planning can be reviewed as therapy progresses to make sure the work remains useful and relevant.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps, phone sessions work well if bandwidth or movement is an issue, and live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or health needs while maintaining continuity of care with registered or accredited professionals.

Frequently asked

What problems does Rebecca help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and life changes, as well as trauma, abuse, addiction and relationship or intimacy issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses client-centred listening alongside psychodynamic and systemic ideas to explore past patterns and relationships that affect current difficulties.

How much experience does she have?

Rebecca has 25 years of professional experience working across rape crisis services, residential addiction treatment, womens refuges and mental health settings.

What credentials and region are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats does she use?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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