Elaine Bennett

Elaine Bennett is a counsellor with four years' experience offering one-to-one support to people navigating major life changes. She holds BACP registration and works with clients who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected. Elaine aims to give people a calm space to talk and begin to make sense of what they are going through.

Her approach begins with listening and understanding each person's story. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual, helping them name difficult feelings and the reasons behind them. Elaine encourages practical steps that can bring immediate relief alongside longer term change.

Many people come to her for relationship and family concerns, grief, stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports those facing trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, compassion fatigue, and specific issues such as attachment or abandonment worries. Divorce and separation are included among the areas she works with.

Elaine uses client-centred methods that prioritise the person's perspective, and solution-focused ideas to set clear, manageable goals. Together these approaches help clients identify what to try next and notice small shifts in day-to-day life.

Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs, with an emphasis on kindness and realistic change. To begin, prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

How Elaine's approaches translate to online support

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience and feelings. The therapist listens carefully and reflects back what matters to the client so they can understand themselves better and choose their next steps. This approach helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship pain and feeling overwhelmed.

Solution-Focused Therapy looks at what is already working and sets clear, small goals. Sessions concentrate on practical changes and noticing progress. This can be useful for coping with stress, making decisions during life transitions, and managing day-to-day challenges.

Deciding on the right approach is part of the work together. Elaine will discuss what feels most helpful and adapt the mix of listening and goal-setting to each person's needs, goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and reviewed as you go.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online work can help fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel time and making scheduling easier. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, and sessions that match quieter or more convenient times of day. Ask about session length and scheduling when you complete the matching questionnaire.