Hello and welcome to Bluestone Counselling

Are you struggling? Are you not quite sure what to do or where to go, and not even sure if therapy is for you?

Perhaps going to therapy feels like the unknown and like something you’ve never thought you’d be doing.

Perhaps you’re not even sure what it’s all about.

Perhaps all you do know is that you don’t feel like yourself, you feel anxious, you feel low or you have something in your past you know you need to explore but don’t know where to begin.

Don’t worry, I get it. Whatever’s brought you here today, welcome.

Acknowledging our need for healing and support takes a huge amount of courage.

The good news is, there’s nothing you ‘need to’ be feeling or have experienced to start therapy. You don’t need to get it… you don’t even need to know what to bring. I can help.

Who am I?

I’m Rachel Frodsham MBACP, a fully registered and qualified therapist working in-person in Preston and Southport, and with clients across the UK virtually. I work with people facing a huge range of challenges, experiences and ‘stuck’ moments.

My role as a therapist is to work with you and provide a warm and compassionate space for you to explore what’s happening for you. This could be exploring your past, your present or noticing patterns and connections between the challenges you’re facing and helping to identify different ways of thinking or addressing them.

What do I do?

My approach is Person-Centred. This is explorative and curious, helping to explore challenges in a safe and confidential space. It layers acceptance, empathy and honesty to ensure psychological safety. My role is to walk alongside you as you explore and process experiences, feelings and thoughts at the pace you need to feel comfortable, accepted and valued so you can do the same for yourself. Ultimately, this will give you the self-acceptance, self-compassion and understanding to enable personal growth.

Person-centred counselling is suitable for a wide range of circumstances and needs. I have years of experience working across a range of issues, in particular:

• Managing anxiety and stress

• Managing relationships and friendships

• Managing low-mood

• Bereavement

• Managing change

• Sexual abuse and trauma

So if you’re curious about therapy, you’ve come to the right place. Get in touch and find out more.

Over the past few months of counselling with Rachel, my perspective on life has changed dramatically. Before meeting with Rachel, I was stuck between two different paths in life and what felt like would be a drastic decision to choose either one, leading to feelings of fear and anxiety for the future.

Rachel helped me unpack these thoughts and feelings by providing a safe, non-judgemental space in which she listened, taught and positively challenged the issues that were on my mind. Whether it's information on how to approach your thoughts and feelings or just a casual chat about what's on your mind, Rachel is the woman to go to! I can't thank her enough.

Male, 27

“Counselling with Rachel was effortless, she creates an open, friendly and importantly a safe environment where sharing issues and concerns was easy, showing a genuine interest in me and supporting me to understand and manage these matters.”