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Rebecca Hepson, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 3 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Intimacy-related issues

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Rebecca Hepson is a counsellor who centres her work on relationships and how people relate to themselves. She describes the relationship with oneself as the foundation for other connections. Her approach is conversational and practical, aimed at helping people spot what keeps them stuck and find clearer ways forward.

She uses straightforward conversation to help people notice patterns that affect their confidence and interactions. This can include struggles with anxiety, stress, intimacy, sexual assault and abuse, or challenges tied to identity and sexuality.

Background and approach

She also supports people facing career doubts, life changes, and questions about purpose. Rebecca draws on client-centred methods to place the person’s experience at the heart of the work. She also brings somatic techniques to help with physical responses linked to trauma, and trauma-focused approaches for those processing past harm.

These styles are used to suit each person’s needs rather than a fixed formula. With three years of experience, she has worked with people coping with issues such as attachment difficulties, codependency, infidelity, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and fatherhood concerns. Rebecca is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, which is listed as her credential.

Sessions are offered in English and are available to people in the United Kingdom and internationally. Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, giving ways to fit therapy around work and family life.

Therapeutic approaches and online access

Rebecca uses client-centred therapy to keep the person’s own goals and experience central; this means sessions focus on listening, understanding and helping people find their own answers. Client-centred work can be useful for improving self-esteem, clarifying values, and resolving relationship difficulties.

She also integrates somatic therapy when physical reactions to stress or trauma are present; this approach pays attention to bodily sensations and helps people learn ways to calm or work with those sensations. Trauma-focused therapy is applied when past harm continues to affect daily life, offering structured ways to process those experiences at a pace the person can manage.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will discuss options and adapt methods based on the person’s needs, goals and preferences rather than imposing a single path. Together they decide what feels most helpful and adjust as the work develops.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into a short break and need less bandwidth, while live chat or text-based messaging suit people who prefer typing or want more frequent check-ins. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or travel commitments and to access registered or accredited professionals from different locations.

What kinds of concerns does Rebecca work with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy and sexuality concerns, self-esteem, career questions, and coping with life changes.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is conversational and person-focused, using client-centred listening alongside somatic and trauma-focused approaches when relevant.

What experience does she bring?

Rebecca has three years of experience working with a range of presenting issues including attachment problems, codependency, post-traumatic stress and social anxiety.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She practices from the United Kingdom and holds BACP as her listed credential.

Can sessions be conducted in other languages or with overseas clients?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

Which session formats are available?

Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.

How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What do I need to do to begin therapy?

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Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 3 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Rebecca Hepson, BACP

Background and approach

Therapeutic approaches and online access

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety