Our Counsellor:
Rachel Nelmes BA (Hons)
Working from a person-centred basis... you, the client, is the expert in the room.
Rachel has been working with charity organisations in and around the Preston and Greater Manchester areas and has gained experience and knowledge working with a wide variety of both clients and presenting issues.
Working with all genders, all age groups from 12 years upwards (fully DBS checked), from all different cultural, religious backgrounds and abilities. Rachel is able to connect with clients on all different levels.
Rachel's training has allowed her to branch out into other theories of practice. Gaining a first-class degree in counselling has given her the ability to use a range of methods through your time with her....such as CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), Mindfulness, NLP (neuro-linguistic programming), Brief/Time limited therapy, and Solution Focused.
Depending upon the issue and yourself depends upon how many sessions you will want. Some clients will need 6 sessions, some more. Rachel will spend some time with you talking about your expectations regarding how many sessions you want and through discussion you will both agree upon a time scale.

Qualifications
Full-time BA (Hons) Counselling degree at Blackburn University, Lancashire. England.
Awarded: Distinction 1st class degree, from University of Lancaster.
• Person-centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Motivational Interviewing (MI) Therapeutic Approach
• Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) Therapeutic Approach
• Solution Focused Therapy
• Brief Therapy
Post Graduate Certificate In Autism and Aspergers Sheffield Hallam University
Awarded: Distinction from Sheffield Hallam
Online Therapist Institute; Cyber Therapist Certificate
Awarded in 2019
Safeguarding certificate 2020
Qualified counsellor
Preston
Counselling
Private counselling
Stress
Self esteem
Depression
Anxiety

LOCATION
Inside the building for Understanding Autism Northwest;
25 Warner Street, Accrington BB5 1HN
5 minute walk from local car parks and Accrington train station
Limited parking outside the building
Honest
Reliable
Non-judgemental
Congruent

