Elaine Bennett, BACP

Elaine Bennett is a counsellor with four years' experience supporting people through big life shifts. She holds BACP registration, and she offers a calm, listening approach for those feeling overwhelmed, stuck or unsure about next steps.

Elaine focuses on helping people make sense of relationship pain and family strife. She also works with grief, career worries, stress and anxiety. Sessions aim to help people understand their feelings and find clearer choices for moving forward.

Her way of working is warm and down to earth. Elaine listens first, then helps clients set small, practical goals. She uses Client-Centred and Solution-Focused approaches to keep work grounded and goal-orientated.

In sessions people can expect to be heard without judgement and supported to explore what matters to them. Elaine often helps clients reframe old patterns, practise kinder self-talk and try manageable changes between meetings.

She also works with issues such as trauma and abuse, intimacy difficulties, parenting pressures, self-esteem and compassion fatigue. Additional areas include attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family issues, chronic illness and caregiving stress. Elaine tailors sessions to the person she is seeing rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding the person as they are. It gives space for someone to tell their story and feel heard, which can help with issues like grief, low self-esteem and relationship pain.

Solution-Focused Therapy looks at what will help now and next. It concentrates on practical, achievable goals and small changes that make daily life easier, which can suit stress, career decisions or coping with life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Elaine will discuss what feels most useful and adapt methods to the client's needs, goals and preferences. The process is collaborative so the plan can change as progress is made.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as options are not specified in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people join from different locations when that helps with busy schedules or mobility challenges.