Rayner Williams, BACP

Rayner Williams is a counsellor who works from a person-centred outlook. She focuses on helping adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, low self-esteem, career concerns, depression and major life changes. Rayner uses straightforward, compassionate conversation to help people make sense of what matters to them and find practical ways forward.

Rayner brings five years of experience to her practice and holds BACP, which stands for British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She meets clients where they are and treats each person as the expert in their own life. Sessions aim to be calm, non-judgemental and based on what the client wants to work on.

Her approach blends client-centred listening with elements of cognitive behavioural therapy and solution-focused techniques. That means Rayner aims to understand a person’s experience, notice patterns that cause difficulty, and try short, manageable steps that can lead to change. The focus is on practical ways to cope and clearer thinking about next steps.

Rayner has worked with clients from varied cultural backgrounds and pays attention to multicultural concerns and the stresses of caregiving and blended family situations. She also supports people facing workplace pressure and social anxiety or phobia. The work tends to be collaborative and paced to the individual’s needs.

To start, Rayner asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, and she currently works with clients within the United Kingdom.

How person-centred, CBT and solution-focused work translate online

Rayner uses a person-centred approach that prioritises listening and understanding. This means the session focuses on what the client wants to talk about and recognises the person as the expert in their life. It helps when someone needs space to process feelings and make sense of their situation.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours and introduces practical exercises to change them. It is useful for anxiety, low mood and stressful thinking by breaking problems into manageable steps. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, achievable goals and what already works for the client, which can speed up finding useful next steps.

Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped before, and will adjust methods as the work progresses. Many clients find a mix of listening and practical tasks most helpful.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter or more flexible check-ins when that suits a routine. It also makes it simpler to keep continuity of care when schedules change, while the therapist and client agree together how sessions will best fit day-to-day life.