Rebecca Rust-Ashford, BACP

Rebecca Rust-Ashford is a counsellor who focuses on trauma, depression and anxiety. She brings three years of professional experience and works from a person-centred stance that keeps each session focused on the client's needs. Rebecca is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, which appears after her name as BACP.

She aims to create a straightforward space where people can talk without feeling judged. Sessions are used to look at what is causing stress and low mood, and to find practical ways to manage day-to-day life. Rebecca adapts her approach to suit different personalities and concerns rather than using a one-size-fits-all method.

Her work draws on client-centred ideas that emphasise listening and understanding the person's own priorities. She also uses trauma-focused methods and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, when those fit the situation. These approaches are chosen to help process distressing memories and to support recovery from traumatic events.

Rebecca often helps people who struggle with relationships, self-esteem, chronic stress and the emotional effects of illness or caregiving. She also has a focus on adoption and foster care, attachment and ageing and geriatric issues among other concerns. Conversations aim to make things more manageable and to build clearer coping steps.

To begin, people are encouraged to use the service's Start Therapy option and complete a short matching questionnaire. From there they can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability and subscription arrangements.

How Rebecca Uses Trauma-focused and Client-centred Work Online

Rebecca draws on client-centred therapy to make sessions feel collaborative and focused on what matters to the person. In practice this means the counsellor listens actively, reflects what she hears and helps set goals that fit the person's life. Client-centred work often helps with low mood, self-esteem and relationship concerns.

EMDR, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, is used to help process distressing memories. In plain terms it combines focused attention with guided procedures to reduce the intensity of traumatic memories. Trauma-focused therapy more broadly looks at how past events affect current thinking and feeling and offers ways to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rebecca will discuss methods and help choose what suits your needs and preferences through a collaborative conversation. She adapts the pace and style so the work feels manageable and relevant.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as current options are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, avoid travel time and have shorter check-ins when needed. Ask about arrangements and scheduling when you start the matching process to pick the best practical setup for you.