Rachel Carey

I am a qualified Integrative Psychotherapist practising in Bristol and Stroud, Gloucestershire. I hold an MSc Integrative Psychotherapy from the Metanoia Institute, alongside two PG Diplomas in Psychotherapy and Counselling. 

I am experienced in working with clients who bring a range of material including: anxiety and depression, relationship challenges, family matters, addictions, loss and grief, trauma, childhood struggles, low self-esteem and grappling with a desire for change and direction.

I am an accredited member of the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP Membership Number: 2011170375), and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP, Accred). Alongside my private practice,  I currently work as an assessor and therapist at the Gloucestershire Counselling Service, as a student therapist at dBs Music and as an EAP therapist . I have experience of working in clinical settings, including the NHS, community and statutory mental health sector. 

My approach is to work with what you bring. As an integrative practitioner, I will apply my skills and theoretical understanding in relational psychoanalysis, alongside contextual, transpersonal and humanistic influences in working alongside you.

Initially, I offer phone and/or email contact and welcome any questions you have. If we decide to proceed, an initial session will be arranged, lasting up to 50 minutes. This will give us an opportunity to meet each other and and reflect on how counselling can be of help to you. We can then decide to proceed to a weekly arrangement when a regular session day and time is set aside for you.

I work in an open-ended way, which means I do not limit the number of sessions offered and we can review the therapy as we go along. I also have experience of working on a shorter-term basis for a fixed number of sessions (usually between 6-12). 

I run private practice in Bristol and Stroud from centrally located rooms with nearby parking and close to public transport links. 

I offer EAP (Employee Assistance) counselling through companies.

I offer in-person, telephone and online sessions. 

The initial session is designed to give both of us an opportunity to meet and reflect on whether therapy will be beneficial moving forward.

The initial session will last up to 50 minutes and will be charged at the standard session rate. I will ask you some questions about yourself and why you have chosen to seek counselling at this time, I also welcome any questions you may have.

All initial sessions are held online or by telephone, moving to in-person if we have agreed to this and once we proceed to a weekly commitment. 

I will also reflect with you about your options for support going forward, including moving to a weekly therapy session or referring you to other sources of support as relevant.

 I have flexibility for both day time and evening sessions.

All initial sessions are carried out either online or by phone, moving to in-person once we have agreed to continue to a weekly session arrangement.

I am continuing to offer telephone or online sessions to those clients who would prefer them.

Please contact me for further information.

I am a qualified Integrative Psychotherapist practising in Stroud and Bristol. I hold an MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy from the Metanoia Institute, and two  diplomas in counselling and psychotherapy.

I am experienced in working with clients who bring a range of material including: anxiety and depression, relationship challenges, family matters, addictions, loss and grief, trauma, childhood struggles, low self-esteem and grappling with a desire for change and direction. 

I am an accredited member of the UK Council of Psychotherapists (UKCP) and the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP, Accred). I have experience of working in community settings, including as an assessor and therapist at Gloucestershire Counselling Service, in mental health and statutory sectors, and the NHS. 

My approach is to work with what you bring. As an integrative practitioner, I will apply my skills and theoretical understanding in relational psychoanalysis, alongside contextual, transpersonal and humanistic influences to working alongside you. 

Initially, I offer phone and email contact and welcome any questions you have. If we decide to proceed, an initial session will be arranged which will last 50 minutes. This will give us an opportunity to meet each other and reflect on how counselling can be of help to you. Once we agree to proceed from the initial session, we will set aside a regular weekly day and time to meet. 

I work in an open-ended way, which means I do not limit the number of sessions offered and we can review the therapy as we go along. Sometimes there is a specific piece of work that requires shorter-term therapeutic input and I also have experience of working with clients in a time-limited way (usually between 6-12 sessions). 

I run private practice in Bristol and Stroud from rooms that are centrally located with nearby parking and public transport links.

I offer EAP counselling (Employee Assistance) through companies.

The initial session is designed to give both of us an opportunity to meet and reflect on whether counselling can be of  help to you.

The initial session will last approximately 50 minutes and will be charged at the standard session rate. I will ask you some questions about yourself and why you have chosen to seek counselling at this time, I also welcome any questions you may have.

I will reflect with you about your options for support going forward, including moving to a weekly therapy session or referring you to other sources of support as relevant.