Rachel Anthony, AASW

Rachel Anthony is an AASW-accredited social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and life changes. She works with worries about self-esteem and supports people finding new footing after hard events. Her manner is calm and down-to-earth, aimed at making therapy easy to follow when life feels noisy. She frames sessions in a trauma-informed, person-centred way. That means the pace is set by the client and the focus is on safety, choice and building trust. Rachel uses compassion-focused ideas to help people relate to themselves more kindly and mindfulness and somatic practices to bring attention back to the body and the present moment. Her background includes seven years working with people affected by sexual assault and abuse, childhood trauma, family violence and relationship difficulties. She also supports people facing anxiety, depression, grief and major life transitions. Rachel outlines concerns clearly and works with clients to set simple, practical goals for change. Therapy with her can include talking, grounding exercises and gentle body-based techniques aimed at reducing overwhelm. She emphasises small steps that add up - improving sleep routines, practicing short calming exercises and addressing unhelpful self-talk. Rachel invites people who are ready to make a change to take the first step. The focus in sessions is on building resilience, increasing self-trust and helping people reconnect to what matters to them.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Rachel uses a few evidence-based approaches to support recovery and coping. Compassion Focused Therapy helps people soften self-criticism and build kinder internal responses; it uses exercises that increase self-soothing and a gentler inner voice. Mindfulness practice trains attention to the present moment and reduces overthinking, often through short guided exercises that can be practised between sessions. Somatic techniques bring awareness to bodily sensations and help people notice and regulate stress responses through simple grounding and breathing work. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will listen to your concerns, try a few methods, and adjust the plan to match your needs, goals and preferences. Clients and therapist decide collaboratively which tools feel most helpful. Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and keeping continuity of care when travel or other commitments make in-person visits difficult. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the current options before booking so you know what is offered. Many people find online meetings useful for short check-ins, guided exercises and talking through practical coping strategies without needing to commute.