Rebecca Smith, NCPS

Rebecca Smith is a counsellor with 18 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She supports people who are carrying heavy concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, low self esteem, grief, and relationship or family difficulties. Rebecca aims to make the first step easier and offers a calm, non-judgemental space to talk.

She uses a blend of approaches to suit each person rather than one fixed method. Sessions focus on practical ways to manage day-to-day problems and on understanding patterns that repeat in relationships or mood. Rebecca works alongside clients in a partnership to reduce distress and find a way forward.

Her background includes long-term work helping people facing life changes, chronic health and pain challenges, parenting strain, and career stress. She brings experience with attachment and abandonment themes, codependency, and issues around control and dissociation.

In a typical session she will listen, reflect, and offer techniques from approaches that fit the person’s needs. That can include strategies to change unhelpful thinking and small, achievable steps to test new ways of coping. The aim is to build skills that help outside sessions as well as addressing deeper emotional patterns.

Rebecca communicates in English and practises within the UK. She describes herself as working in partnership with each person to make progress at a pace that suits them.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building a trusting relationship. The counsellor reflects what the person says, validates feelings, and helps them find their own solutions; this approach suits people who need a steady, accepting presence while they talk through hard issues.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, combines talking with practical tools. It helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and tests small changes in behaviour to reduce anxiety, low mood, and stress. CBT is often useful when someone wants clear steps to try between sessions.

Rebecca sees finding the right approach as part of the work. She will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Then she and the client decide together whether a more exploratory route or a skills-based plan is best, and they review progress as they go.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking. Different formats can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or medical appointments, or to choose a shorter check-in when needed. The focus is on making therapy practical and doable within everyday life, with the therapist helping to adapt methods to suit each person.