Rebecca Stokes, BACP

Rebecca Stokes is a BACP registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. She supports adults and young people through anxiety, depression, stress and many life changes. Rebecca aims to make first contact easier by offering a calm and non-judgemental place to talk. She presents herself simply and warmly so people can speak honestly about what’s happening for them.

Rebecca works in a person-centred way, treating each person as the expert on their own life. She commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness and other practical techniques where these fit the client’s needs. Sessions focus on understanding patterns, naming difficult feelings and trying out small steps to feel better.

Her background includes supporting people through bereavement, relationship difficulties, separation and experiences of abuse. She also has experience with parenting concerns, caregiving stress, long-term illness and life adjustments linked to cancer and chronic pain. Rebecca has worked with people affected by autism and Asperger syndrome and with issues such as body image, isolation and career stress.

Rebecca trained at Levels 4 and 5 in therapeutic counselling and working with young people, and she is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has three years’ experience in counselling settings and specialist bereavement services.

If someone is unsure what brought them to counselling, Rebecca will help make sense of it together. Her sessions aim to explore feelings, identify unhelpful patterns and build practical coping strategies at a pace that suits the individual.

How Rebecca’s approaches work in online sessions

Rebecca commonly uses a person-centred way of working and draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness techniques. Person-centred work involves listening carefully and helping people make sense of their own experience, which can help with anxiety, low mood and life decisions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at how thoughts and actions affect feelings and offers straightforward exercises to test and change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness practices train attention and calm, and can be useful for stress, overwhelm and managing chronic pain.

Finding the right approach is a shared task. Rebecca will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person’s goals and preferences. That may mean trying short CBT exercises one week and using mindful awareness the next, or slowing the pace to talk things through more deeply.

The therapist's biography does not list which session formats are offered, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, such as arranging shorter check-ins at lunchtime, choosing audio-only sessions if video is difficult, or avoiding travel time for appointments. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, often find online sessions helpful for keeping continuity during life changes and for accessing support across different locations.