Rebecca Rust-Ashford, BACP
3 years in practice
Rebecca Rust-Ashford is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage trauma, anxiety and depression.
License and registration
- BACP
- 403539 · expires August 2026
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
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About Rebecca
Rebecca Rust-Ashford is a counsellor who focuses on helping people manage trauma, anxiety and depression. She works in the United Kingdom and brings three years of clinical experience to short- and longer-term work. She uses a warm, non-judgemental style and adapts her approach to each person.
Rebecca combines client-centred listening with practical trauma-focused tools. She offers time to talk through painful memories and to build steps that feel doable. Sessions are guided by what the person needs and how they prefer to work.
Background and approach
She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, as one of her approaches for processing distressing memories. EMDR is used alongside talking and other techniques rather than on its own. Rebecca helps with a wide range of concerns beyond core anxiety and depression.
These include relationship strain, self-esteem difficulties, abandonment and attachment issues, and long-term health or caregiving stress. She can also support people dealing with body image, chronic illness, or the effects of adoption and foster care. Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
Rebecca works in English and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. She aims to make the first steps simple and clear for anyone thinking about starting therapy.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Rebecca lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Rebecca names
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Online support
Approaches for working online with trauma and anxiety
Rebecca uses client-centred therapy to begin most work. This means sessions start with listening and building a shared plan that suits the person. It helps when someone needs space to feel heard and to set practical goals.She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, often called EMDR, as a way to address distressing memories that continue to cause strong reactions. EMDR is usually combined with talking and grounding techniques to reduce the emotional charge tied to those memories.
Trauma-focused therapy is used when past events are clearly linked to current problems. This approach helps people make sense of how earlier experiences affect day-to-day life and teaches coping steps to reduce overwhelm.
Choosing the right way to work is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and any concerns, then suggest which approaches might fit best. Plans can change as work progresses and as what helps becomes clearer.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls let people keep visual connection, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or live chat suit shorter check-ins or days when talking feels hard. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and other commitments.
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Questions people ask
What issues does Rebecca focus on?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns, plus related topics such as self-esteem and attachment.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She works in a warm, non-judgemental way and adapts methods to suit each person’s needs and preferences.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience working with people on a range of emotional and trauma-related difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered as BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and getting started handled?
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