Rebecca Barley Hawkins, BACP

Rebecca Barley Hawkins is a professionally qualified counsellor based in the United Kingdom with seven years of clinical experience working with people across the lifespan. She offers face-to-face, telephone and online sessions and brings an empathic, accepting manner to every meeting.

Rebecca creates a supportive space where clients can explore life events and the thoughts, emotions and behaviours those events produce. She emphasises that each person’s situation and reactions are unique, and that talking with someone removed from day-to-day relationships can help people feel heard and understood without fear of judgment.

Her practice addresses a range of concerns including stress and anxiety, depression, grief, childhood issues, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and confidence, and gender dysphoria. She has experience supporting both neurotypical and neurodivergent individuals.

Rebecca aims to develop a trusting therapeutic relationship grounded in warmth, understanding and integrity. She works in a non-directive way - allowing clients the freedom to set the agenda and move at a pace that feels comfortable - and supports people to explore past and present challenges so they can build autonomy and process difficult emotions over time.

Rebecca is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which denotes adherence to recognised professional standards.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online support

Rebecca uses a non-directive counselling approach, which gives clients the space to lead conversations and choose the topics they want to explore. This approach supports people working through relationship concerns, grief, issues from childhood, and questions of identity by encouraging self-reflection and personal pace.

Alongside this, she draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address common difficulties such as stress, anxiety, trauma, low self-esteem and depression. These techniques are applied in a practical, tailored way to help clients understand patterns, regulate emotions and develop coping strategies relevant to their circumstances.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Rebecca collaborates with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, adjusting the style and focus as the relationship develops.

Online therapy with Rebecca is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, allow therapy to fit around daily life, and make consistent support more accessible to people who prefer or need remote sessions with registered professionals and therapists.