Rachel Roberts
Ms Rachel Roberts

Professional Profile

Qualification(s)
Grad.Dip.Couns.;
Registration Number
26853
Registration category
Clinical
Additional PACFA credentials

College of Counselling


Accredited PACFA Registrant
Offers telehealth
Yes

* Certified Practicing PACFA members have studied at AQF Level 7 (Bachelor degree) or above, with a minimum of 400 hours instruction in counselling or psychotherapy subjects, plus have a minimum of 40 hours client contact, and 10 hours of supervision.

Clinical PACFA members have met the education standards above and have accrued a minimum of 750 client contact hours, including 75 hours of supervision.

About me

My practice
Working on body image can feel MESSY. I welcome the mess - in fact, all the messy, scary, 'not enough' feelings are welcome here. Rather than fight them, let's try to understand them. I work with a range of holistic, non-pathologising and anti-oppressive frameworks within counselling. I work collaboratively to make sense of your physical and emotional experiences, and unpack ideas about bodies and worth. I have thorough and ongoing training in weight concerns and eating disorders, and we can explore the evidence base behind HAES if you want to - but my focus will always be on connecting with your own internal wisdom.

I am informed by social justice, critical mental health theory, and the principles of Liberatory Harm Reduction, Intuitive Eating, Health At Every Size (HAES), Fat Liberation, and Body Trust. All bodies and identities are welcome.

I work in my practice Make Space Counselling or at social enterprise Rough Patch. Rough Patch provides affordable counselling to those who would otherwise be unable to access private therapy. To find out which service may be better suited to you, feel free to contact me via email or check out Rough Patch's website www.roughpatchcounselling.com.
Practice opening hours
Wednesdays and Fridays, telehealth only
Issues I can help with
Lesbian & Bisexual issues (undefined), Anxiety, Depression, Eating disorders, Gay (undefined), Gay (undefined), Grief and loss, Lesbian & Bisexual issues (undefined), Low self-esteem, Mental health issues, Stress
Type of therapy offered
Person-centred counselling, Psycho-education, Psychodynamic psychotherapy

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