- Codependency support
- Practical coping tools
- Trauma and attachment
About Rachael
Rachael Bentovim-Gill is a counsellor in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and challenges such as ADHD, bipolar and addictions. She also supports people facing relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting strain, codependency and workplace stress. Rachael draws on experience from both therapy and senior roles in education and mental health to offer grounded, practical support.
Rachael spent more than 15 years working in mental health and education before moving into private practice. She has over four years of professional therapy experience and brings additional experience mentoring teams and advising on mental health at a senior level. Her NCPS credential is presented as part of her professional background.
Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs. She mixes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas to create a plan that fits the individual. Rachael aims to keep sessions straightforward and focused on small, achievable steps.
Rachael emphasises an open, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult feelings and make changes at their own pace. She supports clients who are dealing with issues such as attachment difficulties, adoption and foster care concerns, body image and caregiver strain. Practical coping strategies are balanced with attention to emotional experience.
People who choose to work with Rachael are invited to explore what matters to them and to set realistic goals. She offers coaching-style guidance when helpful and works collaboratively to find clearer ways forward. Her approach is warm and pragmatic, aimed at helping people build more satisfying everyday lives.
How these approaches translate to online working
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take concrete steps toward those values. It focuses on accepting difficult thoughts while committing to actions that suit long-term goals, which can help with anxiety, depression and life transitions.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why they respond to closeness or distance in certain ways and supports new ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.
Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick techniques and focuses that match their goals, pace and preferences. That means trying out different tools and adjusting over time rather than committing to one fixed method.
If you are considering online therapy, check the session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow short check-ins when needed. It also gives flexibility for quieter conversations or skills practice without changing daily routines. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, grounding techniques and behavioural homework to work well in remote sessions, and the therapist will explain how sessions can be organised to suit your everyday life.
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Experience
4+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Rachael help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, bipolar, ADHD and addictions, among other issues. Her work also covers relationship, intimacy and codependency concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Rachael combines practical tools with reflective conversation. Sessions focus on small, realistic steps and understanding emotional patterns.
What background does she bring to therapy?
Before private practice she worked over 15 years in mental health and education and has four years of therapy practice. She also has experience mentoring and coaching teams.
Which credential does she hold and where is she based?
She lists NCPS among her credentials and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and the therapist's arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.