About Selina
Selina Rainford is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years of professional training and experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, and concerns related to self-esteem and relationships. She also supports those dealing with grief, anger, intimacy issues and LGBT-related matters.
Selina believes clients are the experts in their own stories and that people already have strengths to draw on. She emphasises small, practical steps and encourages courage when making changes.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on identifying what matters to the client and building strategies that fit everyday life. Her background combines guided conversation and structured work to help people manage difficult feelings and behaviours. She helps clients look at patterns such as attachment, codependency and avoidance, and works with issues that arise from family changes, separation or blended family dynamics.
Sessions aim to reduce overwhelm and increase confidence in handling relationships, communication and decision making. Selina offers a steady, supportive presence while helping people try out different ways of coping. She invites clients to set realistic goals and reviews progress together.
People coming to her can expect a respectful, non-judgemental approach that focuses on practical change. Selina supports each person to explore options and build coping skills one step at a time.
What Selina works with
Everything Selina lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Selina is listed here; the rest shows what else Selina works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
How Selina uses evidence-based methods online
Selina works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that help with anxiety, trauma and addictive behaviours. One common approach focuses on managing symptoms through practical skills - teaching ways to recognise triggers, reduce distress and practise new responses. This kind of work is useful for anxiety, stress and habit patterns.Another useful approach looks at attachment and relationship patterns. It helps people understand how past relationships shape current reactions and supports learning different communication and boundary strategies. That style often suits those facing codependency, commitment worries or repeated relationship problems.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Selina will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals and preferences and will adjust the plan as progress is reviewed.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so more consistent sessions are possible. Registered or accredited professionals can offer helpful continuity of care through remote sessions when that suits the client's life.
Questions people ask about Selina
What kinds of problems does Selina help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem and relationship concerns, plus grief, anger and intimacy-related issues.
How would sessions generally feel?
Sessions are conversational and practical, focusing on strengths and small steps. The aim is to build coping strategies that fit daily life.
What experience does Selina bring?
She has six years of professional training and work experience in the United Kingdom helping people with the issues described on her profile.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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