Rachael Bentovim-Gill, NCPS

Rachael Bentovim-Gill is a counsellor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar and depression, ADHD and addictions. She also supports people with relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy and self-esteem problems, and practical issues like sleep, eating and career stress. Rachael works with clients around chronic illness, caring roles and the impact of major life changes.

She draws on four years working directly as a therapist in private practice. Before that she spent many years in mental health and education roles and more than two decades mentoring, coaching and advising at senior levels in education. That background shapes a practical, problem-solving style.

Sessions are tailored to each person. Rachael uses approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behaviour therapy, attachment-based methods and client-centred work. She mixes techniques to match what someone needs rather than using the same plan for everyone.

In sessions she aims to build an open, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be shared. She offers coaching and therapeutic tools to help with day-to-day functioning as well as deeper patterns that maintain distress. Practical strategies and reflective work are balanced to suit the person.

Rachael asks for a collaborative approach that sets clear goals and reviews progress. She encourages small, achievable steps and supports people as they try new ways of coping. Her practice is based in the United Kingdom and she communicates in English.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. It can help with anxiety, depression and coping with chronic health issues by teaching practical ways to live with difficult feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people develop different ways of relating and managing emotions. It can be useful for intimacy, abandonment and attachment difficulties. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, identifies unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and gives clear strategies to change them, which can ease anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and review progress over time to adjust the plan as needed.

If you are considering online therapy, check the available session options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit counselling into a busy life by removing travel time, allowing easier scheduling around work or caring duties, and enabling shorter check-ins when needed. Online work can make it easier to continue therapy during changes in routine, while the therapist adapts techniques so they work well in virtual conversation. Confirm the exact session formats offered when you book so they meet your needs.