Rebecca Matthews

Rebecca Matthews offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling alone, stuck or overwhelmed. She welcomes conversations about relationships, grief, low mood and the gaps that loneliness can leave behind. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, aimed at helping people name what matters and take small steps toward feeling steadier.

Rebecca trained as a person-centred counsellor and holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, MBACP. She has six years' experience working with bereavement, depression, attachment concerns and relationship difficulties, and draws on a mix of therapeutic methods when these help.

Sessions focus on what a person wants to change. Rebecca listens without judgement and helps people set clear, achievable goals. She may introduce exercises from cognitive behavioural therapy or dialectical behaviour therapy to build coping skills, and uses mindfulness ideas when slowing down thoughts is useful.

Her work pays attention to how early attachment and past losses shape present relationships. People who struggle with abandonment, codependency, communication problems or feelings of emptiness often explore these links in sessions. Rebecca also supports people affected by autism spectrum challenges and panic symptoms as they make sense of social and emotional patterns.

The tone in therapy is collaborative and practical. Rebecca helps people try new ways of relating, manage anxiety, and reduce the hold of shame or guilt. If you want to ask a question before booking, she encourages you to get in touch so you can decide if her style feels like a good fit.

Therapeutic approaches that translate to online work

Rebecca often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people decide what matters to them and take small steps towards those values despite difficult thoughts or feelings. It suits worries about meaning, avoidance and feeling stuck and can be practised through online discussions and exercises.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. That work helps people make sense of loneliness, abandonment fears and difficulties with closeness by tracing familiar responses and trying new ways of relating in day-to-day life.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. The therapist will talk about goals, preferences and what feels useful, then try methods that match the person's needs. This stays collaborative so methods can be adjusted as therapy unfolds.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the exact formats available before booking as the biography does not specify them. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also makes following up on exercises between meetings straightforward and helps people practise new ways of relating in their usual settings.