Ratcliffe Therapeutic Counselling | ASIST Trained Crisis Support | Social Prescribing UK | Forces Specialists UK

My journey with Rachel was amazing. I have my days where I dip and feel low but the progress I made with Rachel from start to finish was monumental. The difference I feel in myself is like night and day, the work we did together was amazing. In the past I always had free counselling given to me by my GP, I never had someone who was really attentive and specialised, Rachel was all this and more. It is so nice to know someone understands you and I know I can return in the future if I needed. Thank you Rachel for everything.

- J

I found my trauma healing therapy to be extremely useful. To have the space to talk and be heard and not have someone try to fix me. It helped and made me realise a lot, even though I still struggle with anxiety, I know this was the beginning of my journey and it will be a long healing process, which I will continue to grow and thrive from. Rachel had such a great memory for names I had mentioned, she wasn't writing down anything, so this allowed me to feel really heard and understood. Rachel was amazing.

- F

Rachel is the first professional I have talked to that understood me. It's the first time I haven't felt judged for being non-binary and she let me choose the direction of my sessions. I really liked her patience and how she helped me to feel safe. Highly recommend her!

- L

Investing in counselling was one of the best decisions I have ever made. I'm delighted that Michelle was recommended to me and in turn, I would highly recommend her to anyone. Having recently suffered some very personally traumatic experiences, compounded with some more historic bereavement issues that I'd never really addressed, I was in a difficult place when I started sessions with Michelle. I always felt fully in control of the content and timing of the sessions and I was encouraged to share but without pressure. Michelle gave me some really great tools to manage and understand my trauma and she helped me analyse and get insight into my feelings and emotions in a practical, and sensible way. I'm now in a much better place. I have the tools and the confidence to manage the ongoing trauma (it's a medical situation that I can't influence) and I feel much more settled when I reflect on past bereavement. Thank you Michelle.

- S

I was dubious about talking to someone and didn't know if it would make a difference. I didn't know if a civvy would get it or be able to help me. Straight away I felt a shift and it was really reassuring that Rachel knew about forces life. I didn't have to explain what I meant and she helped me to explore a lot of stuff that was pretty brutal and that I hadn't told anyone. I never wanted to burden my family. Working with Rachel has changed my life. I can breathe again. Thank you for helping get my head sorted.

- A

Therapy/Counselling sessions with Michelle were very inviting and driven by me which was nice. I didn't feel coddled which is something I've felt in therapy with other companies/therapists. Each session felt useful in its own way and I felt that I was guided towards coming to my own realisations, I never felt that my time was wasted or that we weren't working towards something. Overall I'm very happy with my experience, and would definitely recommend it, thank you, Michelle!

- L