Rebecca Fahey, BACP

Rebecca Fahey is a counsellor who works in a warm, empathic way. She is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and brings five years of experience to sessions. Rebecca aims to help people feel heard and understood when life feels overwhelming or confusing.

She uses a person-centred stance to make space for each person's unique story. That means sessions begin with listening and with asking what matters most to the individual. From there she draws on other approaches to tailor practical steps and talking strategies suited to a person’s needs.

Her work has included one-to-one and group therapy in residential settings focused on substance and alcohol misuse, trauma and abuse. She has also practised in a secure psychiatric hospital, supporting people with complex, long-term mental health difficulties including bipolar disorder and psychosis.

Rebecca incorporates cognitive behavioural tools to help with unhelpful thoughts and patterns, and she uses solution-focused techniques for short-term, goal-oriented work. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and psychodynamic ideas also inform her way of working when helpful.

She supports people with a wide range of concerns such as stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, relationship troubles, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain and coping with life changes. Rebecca encourages small, realistic steps that fit into everyday life and aims to help people build clearer ways to manage difficult feelings.

How Rebecca’s approaches translate to online work

Rebecca uses client-centred practice and cognitive behavioural techniques to guide online conversations. Client-centred work focuses on listening, reflecting and making the client’s agenda central, which can help people feel understood even when meeting remotely. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical experiments to change patterns, useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with stressful life events.

She also draws on dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) skills when emotional regulation or distress tolerance is needed. DBT skills teach breathing, grounding and communication strategies that people can practise between sessions. Choosing the right mix of approaches is collaborative - the therapist will discuss options and adapt methods to match the client’s goals and preferences as therapy progresses.

Practical benefits of online sessions include fitting appointments around work and family time and avoiding travel. Some people find shorter check-ins by message or phone useful when life is busy, while others prefer longer conversations. The exact session formats for this therapist should be confirmed before booking, so clients know what to expect. Overall online work can make it easier to keep therapy part of everyday life while working towards clearer ways of coping.