Counsellor profile
Chantelle Belinfantie, BACP
Counsellor - Anxiety and grief
See online counselling options- Client-Centred
- CBT techniques
- Psychodynamic work
About Chantelle
Counsellor Chantelle Belinfantie is a BACP member working in the United Kingdom with ten years' experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and depression, and also supports people facing relationship and parenting concerns and addiction-related problems.
Chantelle uses an integrative approach. She draws on client-centred ideas to listen and build trust. She brings in cognitive behavioural techniques to map thoughts and practical steps. She also considers psychodynamic themes to look at past patterns that affect current life.
Sessions are conversational and practical. Clients talk through what matters now, and they work on small, doable changes between meetings. Where grief or loss is involved, she uses bereavement experience to help people name feelings and develop coping strategies.
Her experience includes supporting people with learning and physical disabilities and those with complex mental health needs. She has spent time volunteering with a bereavement counselling agency and has focused work with adults on trauma, anxiety and low self-esteem.
Chantelle describes therapy as a collaborative process. She helps people understand patterns, try different ways of responding, and decide what feels manageable. For anyone in the UK deciding whether to begin, she asks straightforward questions about what they want to address and what would make sessions useful to them.
How her approaches guide online counselling
Chantelle uses client-centred work to listen and understand what matters to each person. This approach focuses on the client’s concerns and experiences, and it helps build a trusting working relationship.She also makes practical use of cognitive behavioural techniques. CBT helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and turn them into step-by-step tasks. That can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stress where concrete changes are needed.
Choosing which approach to use is part of the work. The therapist and client will discuss needs, goals and preferences and agree what to try first. This is a collaborative process and may change as sessions continue.
If you are considering online sessions, check the session formats she currently offers before booking. Confirm whether appointments are over video, phone or another method. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow a shorter check-in if needed, or remove the need to travel. Registered or accredited professionals often find online work helps maintain continuity when life is full, and this counsellor will discuss practical arrangements during the first contacts.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and depression. Relationship, parenting and addiction-related issues are also listed areas of focus.
What kind of therapy does she use?
She practises an integrative style combining client-centred work, cognitive behavioural therapy and psychodynamic ideas. Sessions can include listening, thought-mapping and exploring past patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working with a range of concerns, including grief support gained through voluntary bereavement work.
Which professional body is she with?
She is listed with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a series of sessions?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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