Rachael Trainor

Welcome and thank you for visiting my profile.

I'm an experienced counsellor working with adult individuals in Bath and Chippenham as well as online.

When we experience hard times, our distress can challenge our capacity to cope and live life as we would like. At such times, feeling that we need some extra support is completely understandable and reaching out for help is such an important step.

As your counsellor, I'm dedicated to helping you work through your difficulties and reduce your distress, creating a path to positive change.

What I can help with

I can support you with a broad range of issues including those involving anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and self-confidence, loss and bereavement, trauma, stress, relationship or family difficulties and challenging life transitions, to name but a few.

Equally, you might not know exactly what the problem is, but you know that things just don't feel right.

Whatever you're struggling with, it is valid and deserves care and attention.

How I can help

I can offer you a warm, compassionate, relational space to explore your inner and outer worlds without judgement, enabling you to make sense of your experience.

I will be alongside you, helping you process difficult emotions or unresolved issues, making space for new ways of being.

I will collaborate with you, providing gentle challenge, different perspectives, psycho-education and suggestions where appropriate so that you can feel empowered to create a way forward that feels right to you.

Most importantly, over time I hope to build a therapeutic relationship with you based on safety and trust, where you can feel seen, heard, understood and unconditionally valued.

My Approach

Using an integrative model, I will draw upon a number of counselling theories to tailor the therapy to you as a unique individual.

My approach is client-led, meaning that I will be guided by you in terms of the topics we discuss in each session, the pace at which we work and the direction we take.

Please see my website for more information on the modalities I integrate and how they may help.

Next Steps

I offer a free 15-20 introductory phone call to get an initial idea about whether I could be the right counsellor for you.

If it seems that we could be a good match, we will then arrange an initial session to reach a final decision about whether to start working together.

The session will involve talking in more depth about your reasons for seeking counselling, gathering some key information and beginning to establish the main focus for the work.

If you are less clear about what you want to get out of therapy then the first part of therapy can be used for exploration to help you set your goals.

I know it can feel daunting to reach out, but I welcome any enquiries or questions you may have, so please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Welcome and thank you for visiting my profile.

I'm an experienced counsellor working with adult individuals in Bath and Chippenham as well as online.

When we experience hard times, our distress can challenge our capacity to cope and live life as we would like. At such times, feeling that we need some extra support is completely understandable and reaching out for help is such an important step.

As your counsellor, I'm dedicated to helping you work through your difficulties and reduce your distress, creating a path to positive change.

What I can help with

I can support you with a broad range of issues including those involving anxiety, depression, low self-esteem and self-confidence, loss and bereavement, trauma, stress, relationship or family difficulties and challenging life transitions, to name but a few.

Equally, you might not know exactly what the problem is, but you know that things just don't feel right.

Whatever you're struggling with, it is valid and deserves care and attention.

How I can help

I can offer you a warm, compassionate, relational space to explore your inner and outer worlds without judgement, enabling you to make sense of your experience.

I will be alongside you, helping you process difficult emotions or unresolved issues, making space for new ways of being.

I will collaborate with you, providing gentle challenge, different perspectives, psycho-education and suggestions where appropriate so that you can feel empowered to create a way forward that feels right to you.

Most importantly, over time I hope to build a therapeutic relationship with you based on safety and trust, where you can feel seen, heard, understood and unconditionally valued.

My Approach

Using an integrative model, I will draw upon a number of counselling theories to tailor the therapy to you as a unique individual.

My approach is client-led, meaning that I will be guided by you in terms of the topics we discuss in each session, the pace at which we work and the direction we take.

Please see my website for more information on the modalities I integrate and how they may help.

Next Steps

I offer a free 15-20 introductory phone call to get an initial idea about whether I could be the right counsellor for you.

If it seems that we could be a good match, we will then arrange an initial session to reach a final decision about whether to start working together.

The session will involve talking in more depth about your reasons for seeking counselling, gathering some key information and beginning to establish the main focus for the work. 

If you are less clear about what you want to get out of therapy then the first part of therapy can be used for exploration to help you set your goals.

I know it can feel daunting to reach out, but I welcome any enquiries or questions you may have, so please don't hesitate to get in touch.