Rachel Button, BACP

Rachel Button, BACP, is a psychotherapist based in Liverpool, United Kingdom, with four years of clinical experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma, eating concerns, low self-esteem, and depression. Rachel draws on her own lived experience of disordered eating, depression, and anxiety, and the positive impact that therapy had on her life inspired her to train to help others find clearer, more manageable ways of living.

She offers a compassionate, practical approach that aims to get to the root of presenting problems while helping clients build the skills and insight needed for lasting change. Rachel has worked with a broad range of issues, including obsessive compulsive tendencies, self-harm and suicidal thoughts, childhood trauma, sexual abuse, health anxiety, work-related stress, and general low mood. She also supports people facing relationship and attachment difficulties, body image concerns, caregiving strain, chronic illness or pain, and life transitions such as separation or midlife reassessment.

Whether someone comes with a specific difficulty or a vague sense that something is not right, Rachel works collaboratively to explore underlying patterns, identify practical tools, and support clients in moving toward goals that feel authentic and meaningful for them. Her practice emphasizes empowerment, clarity, and steady progress tailored to each person’s needs.

Evidence-based approaches and online therapy options

Rachel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that can be adapted to online formats. One approach focuses on practical skills - identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and learning techniques to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and build healthier routines. This kind of structured, skills-oriented work is useful for stress, panic, health anxiety, and low mood.

Another strand of Rachel’s practice involves trauma-informed exploratory work that helps people make sense of past experiences and their impact on current feelings, relationships, and self-image. This gentle, reflective approach can support recovery from abuse, childhood trauma, and difficulties with self-esteem or attachment.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Rachel collaborates with each client to determine which techniques best suit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. She works with clients to set clear aims and chooses methods together rather than imposing a single model.

Online therapy with Rachel is available by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different lifestyles and needs. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and maintain continuity of care when in-person visits are not possible, while allowing therapists and clients to work together effectively.