Rachael Bentovim-Gill

Rachael Bentovim-Gill is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood and relationship problems. She supports people coping with trauma and abuse, bipolar and depressive episodes, ADHD, addictions, grief and intimacy issues. She also offers help with parenting strain, career concerns and compassion fatigue. Rachael uses everyday language and practical ideas in sessions to make conversations straightforward and focused.

Rachael has worked as a therapist for four years in private practice. Before that she spent over 15 years in mental health and education roles and 25 years mentoring and coaching teams at a senior level in education. That background informs the way she blends coaching with therapeutic work for people juggling work, family and health demands.

Her approach adapts to each person. Rachael draws on cognitive behavioural methods and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside attachment-based thinking and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills. Mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas are also used when they suit the client. Sessions are shaped around what will help someone lead a more fulfilling life.

In sessions she aims to create an open, non-judgemental space for talking through feelings and difficult memories. Rachael works collaboratively, setting goals and practical steps together. She emphasises pacing the work so people can try new strategies between sessions and build lasting changes.

Rachael welcomes conversation about what a useful first step might look like and will work with each person to shape a plan they can carry forward.

Therapy approaches and working online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choose actions that match their values. It can help with anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in how people relate to others and to themselves. It can be useful for intimacy issues, attachment difficulties and healing from early losses or abandonment.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Rachael will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. That process is collaborative and can change over time as new issues come up or progress is made.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into busy schedules and reducing travel time. You can access therapeutic conversations that support coping, skills practice and exploring difficult memories from wherever you are. The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking to ensure they match your needs.