Rachel Florence, BACP

Rachel Florence is a psychotherapist and EMDR practitioner based in the United Kingdom who brings three years of clinical experience to her work with adults. She specialises in supporting people affected by childhood trauma, PTSD and complex PTSD, and she has developed specific experience working with men and autistic clients. Rachel combines EMDR - a structured therapy for processing traumatic memories - with talking therapies to tailor treatment to each person's needs.

Her practice is person-centered and flexible, focusing on the whole individual rather than a single presenting problem. This approach means she adapts methods and pace to fit each client, offering either EMDR when trauma processing is appropriate or conversational therapy when exploring emotions, relationships and life challenges is the priority. Rachel holds BACP credentials - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects her training and professional affiliation.

Clients come to her for help with relationship and intimacy issues, grief, anxiety and stress, sleep difficulties, addictions, family and parenting challenges, self-esteem and coping with life changes. She also works with concerns such as attachment and abandonment, communication and control issues, dissociation, domestic violence and caregiver stress, always aiming to create a supportive, respectful therapeutic relationship.

Approaches for online trauma and relationship work

Rachel integrates evidence-informed methods to support clients online. EMDR is a structured approach that helps people process and reduce the emotional impact of traumatic memories, often used for PTSD and complex trauma. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns shape present-day feelings and behaviors, which can be useful for issues with intimacy, abandonment and relationship conflicts. Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes a person-led conversation where the therapist offers empathy and nonjudgmental support to help clients explore their goals and build self-understanding, making it helpful for anxiety, depression and self-esteem concerns.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Rachel works with each person to assess needs, preferences and goals, and she adjusts methods over time so therapy remains responsive and practical. This means clients and therapist decide together whether to prioritise EMDR, attachment work or a client-centered approach.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions are delivered - via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging - which can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, maintain consistency, and access support from home. Licensed professionals can adapt their techniques to these formats so therapy remains effective across different communication styles.