Rachel Tillett

My working hours are:

Monday to Thursday between 9am - 7pm

How I work

I will listen to you. With compassionate guidance and objective insight, I aim to help you gain clarity and develop the tools needed to navigate life鈥檚 challenges. Our work together will explore your past, present, and future, and may include practical exercises and strategies that have benefited others. While the process can be demanding鈥攔equiring honest reflection and a willingness to question familiar patterns鈥�we will move at your pace, with your personal goals at the heart of our work. Emotional responses are a natural part of the therapeutic journey. Your openness about these reactions can deepen our work and lead to meaningful insight. Throughout, I will be alongside you, grounded in the belief that growth and change are possible.

Training & Qualifications 

Masters of Science: Psychology of Mental Health & Well-Being 

Level 4 Diploma: Therapeutic Counselling

Level 2/3 Certificates: Counselling Skills

Walk & Talk Therapy Training

Transactional Analysis 101

Safeguarding Training

Bachelor of Arts (Hons): Business Management

I am committed to ensuring my continued professional development. Recent training includes: working with relational trauma, fear and attachment and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT).

Experience

I'm a qualified counsellor and registered member of the 麻豆原创 (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) working in private practice.  I have worked for non-profit organisations supporting people struggling with anxiety and depression, living with disabilities, loneliness and bereavement.

Previously I worked in a small publicly funded law firm which supported young people and adults facing criminal charges. My background spans various roles鈥攎anual, managerial, employed, and self-employed鈥攚hich all inform my approach to counselling.

Counselling can help you to explore many aspects of life, some of the common experiences of people I work with are as follows:

* Anxiety & Stuckness              * Confidence & Self-Esteem

* Depressive & Low Mood       * Estrangement

* Loneliness & Abandonment * Loss & Bereavement 

* Major Life Events                    * All Relationships Issues   

* Work Stress 

For answers to some frequently asked questions about counselling please visit:

https://www.elementscounselling.co.uk/sessions-fees/

Working Together in Sessions

You might be here because something has happened, or perhaps things just don鈥檛 feel quite right. People come to counselling for many reasons鈥�anxiety, low mood, grief, relationship challenges, or low self-esteem.

What matters most is feeling safe and understood. My aim is to offer a supportive, confidential space where you can talk openly and be met with respect and acceptance.

Like you, I鈥檝e faced my own challenges鈥攚hich means I offer compassion, not judgment.

My Counselling Room

I want you to feel comfortable during our sessions. My therapy room is tucked away from the roadside, filled with natural light, and features a big, cosy chair. It's on the ground floor with a bathroom just next door.

罢丑别谤别鈥檚 off-street parking, secure bike storage, and a bus stop nearby for easy access.

Introductory Call

I offer a free 20-minute introductory phone or online session. This is a chance to talk a little about what鈥檚 bringing you to counselling, ask any questions, and see how it feels to speak with me.

If we decide to work together, we鈥檒l agree on a weekly or bi-weekly time that鈥檚 reserved just for you. I鈥檒l send all the details by email ahead of your first session.

First Session

In our first session, I鈥檒l gently guide you through some questions to help me understand your background and what you hope to gain from therapy. You are the expert on your life鈥攎y role is to support you with the counselling process.

Sessions last 60 minutes, with a gentle reminder five minutes before the end so we can close our time together with care.

My working hours are:

Monday to Thursday between 9am - 7pm

    鈥淲hen we have the courage to walk into our story and own it, we          get to write the ending.鈥� (Bren茅 Brown)

My Approach

We all have different stories to tell, being truly heard as we do so can help us gain a new perspective. Elements Counselling offers a confidential and supportive environment where you can talk at your own pace, safe in the knowledge you will be treated with respect and accepted for who you are.

My Story

It feels like a good place to begin by saying that I too am human, just like you. I face challenges, as you do and I certainly am not perfect. But this is great news because it means I won鈥檛 judge you for not being perfect either.

Having worked in a wide range of jobs, I settled in the legal field before jumping into the world of counselling; which I dearly love and in which I feel at home.

I first sat in the counselling chair as a client 8 years ago, probably thinking something similar to you now. My world had changed, I felt beyond stuck. I desperately wanted to move forward but didn鈥檛 know how. Counselling made a huge difference to me and became a gift I wanted to share.

I hope this snapshot of me helps you know that you are not alone. It鈥檚 not easy to seek support but it is incredibly courageous, and trust me when I say, it can make a positive difference to how you feel and experience the world.

BUT this isn't about me, it's about you and how we can work together to get you where you want to be!

Some of the challenging elements of life which counselling can help us explore are:

* Anxiety            * Confidence       * Depression

* Life Events      * Loneliness        * Loss

*Relationships  * Self-Esteem      * Work

Working Together in Sessions

Above all else, during our sessions together I will listen to you and seek to understand from your standpoint what you are going through. Telling your story can help you gain valuable insights needed to work through the challenges you face. I may also offer alternative perspectives, share practical exercises and academic theories for you to consider which have proved helpful to others.

Integrative counselling brings together elements of different approaches and theories, to allow for our unique lives. The elements of your life you may wish to discuss in counselling are your choice. It may not be easy at times but we will work towards your personal goals, and I will be alongside you firmly rooted in the belief that you can achieve them.

A 20-minute free introductory telephone session is offered to all clients. This is a great opportunity to have a chat about what brings you to counselling in a little more detail.

It's also a chance for you to ask any questions you may have about counselling, but most importantly for you to gauge how comfortable you feel speaking with me.

If you decide to book in for a session, I will send you a short document to check over by email before we meet. This details things such as confidentiality, payment details etc. We will then discuss this at the beginning of a session, I will take a few personal details, offer space for any questions from you and then we will begin to chat about what has brought you to the counselling room.

All sessions are 60 minutes in length and can be booked on a basis to suit you.