Rachel Cannon , BACP

Rachel Cannon is a BACP-accredited therapist based in the United Kingdom who practices in an integrative way, drawing on several therapeutic traditions to suit each person's needs. Rachel works with people who are navigating anxiety, stress, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy difficulties, questions of sexuality and gender, and the adjustments that come with major life changes such as career shifts or the ending of a relationship. Additional areas of focus include compassion fatigue, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, ADHD, bipolar concerns, and issues related to identity, prejudice, and self-worth.

Her training spans humanistic, psychodynamic and transpersonal approaches alongside a working knowledge of cognitive behavioural techniques, and she combines these elements flexibly to match the priorities of the individual in front of her. Rachel emphasises a compassionate, encouraging and non-judgmental stance, believing that a strong therapeutic relationship provides the foundation for exploring the concerns that bring someone to therapy and for enabling change to occur. She values individuality and actively challenges the stigma that people often encounter when seeking support.

Rachel encourages reflective work so people can make sense of past experiences, notice repeating patterns that affect relationships and wellbeing, and choose different ways of relating in the present. In reaching out for help a person has taken a courageous step, and Rachel aims to offer a warm, supportive space in which to begin that work.