Rachel Shaw, NCPS

Rachel Shaw is a person-centered therapist who supports people feeling overwhelmed by intense emotions or numbness after difficult experiences. She works alongside clients to reconnect them with their feelings, explore the influences of past events - particularly childhood trauma - and identify patterns that keep them from living in alignment with their values. Rachel aims to help clients move toward greater acceptance, balance, and a renewed sense of wholeness.

Trained in a person-centered way, Rachel believes the client is the expert on their own life and treats therapy as a collaborative partnership focused on growth and healing. She follows a pluralistic, holistic model that integrates a variety of therapeutic techniques and the mind, body, and spirit to create a tailored approach for each person. Rachel holds the NCPS credential, indicating professional training in counselling and psychotherapy.

Her practice includes practical tools to manage anxiety, panic, stress, and negative thought patterns while also encouraging deeper self-awareness. She specialises in healing childhood trauma by exploring how early experiences shape present responses and by working to resolve deep emotional wounds. Rachel provides a non-judgmental space where clients can express themselves, build self-compassion, and reclaim a truer sense of self at a pace that suits them.

Person-Centered and Pluralistic Care Online

Rachel uses person-centered therapy as a foundational approach - a gentle, client-led style that focuses on understanding the person’s experience and building a trusting therapeutic relationship. This method helps people who are processing trauma, low self-esteem, or overwhelming emotions by providing empathic listening and support.

Alongside that, Rachel adopts a pluralistic stance, drawing from a range of evidence-informed techniques to suit each person's needs. That means she tailors interventions - whether practical skills for managing anxiety and stress or deeper work exploring attachment and past wounds - to fit what the client finds most helpful.

Finding the right approach is part of the collaborative process. Rachel will work with each client to identify goals, preferences, and priorities and then adapt methods over time so therapy remains relevant and effective.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase accessibility and flexibility. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, to receive support from home, and to choose the communication style that feels most comfortable while working toward meaningful change.