Rachel coaches to enhance your life in a range of areas. This can include dating, relationships, communication, dealing with conflict, anxiety and stress reduction, self-compassion and self-care, confidence, problem-solving, CBT, mindfulness, finding your purpose, identifying what is important to you, feeling good about yourself and leading a more fulfilled life!
Rachel has a background in research in social psychology at the University of Oxford, is a qualified and experienced teacher of psychology, a graduate member of the British Psychological Society, and has training in mindfulness, life coaching, counselling, trauma-informed, LGBTQ+-informed and neurodiversity-informed practice and the Gottman Therapy method for couples.
Rachel welcomes people from the LGBTQ+ community, all ethnic and cultural backgrounds, all ages, genders, orientations and abilities, and especially enjoys working with members of the neurodivergent community.
Useful Links
Below are some useful resources for looking after your happiness, helping you to be more compassionate towards yourself, and developing a reflective, mindful approach to your body, emotions, thoughts and actions.
National Domestic Abuse Helpline
LGBTQ mental health resources and support
Directory of resources for ethnic minorities in the UK
Substance Abuse and Addiction hotlines in the US
General well-being
Rick Hanson’s Being Well podcast series
Your Next Episode with Louise Daniels: podcast series for people in their forties and above
Unlocking us: podcast series with Brené Brown
The Mental Illness Happy Hour: podcast with a comedian
Self-compassion resources
The compassionate mind workbook with Dr Chris Irons
Self-compassion workbook with Dr Kristin Neff
A meditation for self-soothing and self-compassion when you’re feeling overwhelmed.
Use these positive affirmations to feel connected to others, feel good about yourself, believe in yourself, trust yourself, and like yourself!
Happiness
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg
Mental Health & Happiness with Prof. Richard Layard
Resilience
Resilient Wellbeing with Dr Rick Hanson
Mindfulness
Thich Nhat Hanh on Zen Buddhism: Google Talk
Finding My Right Mind: One Woman’s Experiment to Put Meditation to the Test by Vanessa Potter
Meditate before your date by listening to this visualisation to get you in the right frame of mind.
Reducing stress and anxiety
Overcoming shyness and social anxiety by Gillian Butler
Rethinking stress video with Prof Modupe Akinola
Understanding the stress response
Overcoming Anxiety with Dr Wendy Suzuki
Unwinding Anxiety with Dr Judson Brewer
Sleep
Optimising Sleep with Dr Nerina Ramlakhan
Sleep meditation with hypnotist Glenn Harrold
Sleep meditations with Mary Maddux
Forest Bathing
An introduction to Forest Bathing
Vanessa Potter’s podcasts, videos and events on Forest Bathing, meditation and more
Healthy relationships
Rachel’s dating workbook (new and expanded second edition for 2026)
Blog post: Mental Health, Dating And Relationships
Self-Care In Dating And Relationships
Podcast episode: The Art of Relationships
Assess whether your relationship can work
Separation and Divorce Support
Divorce Differently with Chloe Oudiz
Your relationship with your body
Ten podcasts for a healthy relationship with your body
How to feel confident naked: online course
Somatic approaches
Social justice and somatic transformation
https://positivepsychology.com/somatic-experiencing
Dr Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing method https://vimeo.com/showcase/7098304 and www.somaticexperiencing.com
The Body Keeps the Score: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma by Bessel van der Kolk
For teenagers
Positive spells: mindful affirmations for teens
LGBTQ+ support
Rachel’s dedicated page for resources for LGBTQ+ dating and relationships
Neurodiversity
Rachel’s dedicated page for resources for neurodivergent dating and relationships