Counsellor profile
Elaine Bell, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and grief
See online counselling options- Anxiety support
- Grief and loss
- Mindfulness practice
About Elaine
Counsellor Elaine Bell is BACP and has eight years of professional experience working in charity settings and private practice in Northern Ireland and the wider United Kingdom. She helps people with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, ADHD, addiction and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Sessions can also address career pressures, parenting strain and coping with life changes.
Elaine describes an integrative style that draws on client-centred work, psychodynamic thinking, existential ideas and mindfulness. She pays attention to emotional experience and the personal patterns - or scripts - that shape how people relate to others and themselves. Her work often includes space to consider meaning, values and the emotional effects of trauma and loss.
Her background includes a Foundation Degree in Counselling, an Honours Degree in Counselling and Professional Issues, and a Level 6 Certificate in Counselling Supervision. She has worked across the charity sector and private practice, which has given her experience with diverse life situations and long-term difficulties.
Elaine aims to work collaboratively. Conversations look at what matters now and what is getting in the way. Practical steps and reflective work are both used, depending on the client's priorities. She accepts international clients and offers booked sessions governed by a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, people are invited to use the service's matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Before booking, readers should confirm current session options and any preferences for phone, video or live chat.
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Client-centred work focuses on the person's own experience and aims to make space for what matters to them. Online sessions using this approach concentrate on listening, reflecting and helping people to find their own solutions when feeling stuck.Psychodynamic ideas look at repeated patterns and early relational themes that affect current behaviour. In an online setting this can help people notice recurring reactions, such as in relationships or work, and to think about possible changes over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elaine will discuss options with each person and decide together what to try first, based on the client's goals and preferences. This remains a collaborative process as therapy progresses.
Please confirm which session formats are currently offered before you book. The therapist's profile indicates telephone, video and live chat sessions are used for new clients and that messaging is limited to practical matters only. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use breaks from work or other commitments more readily.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly help with?
Elaine works with concerns such as anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, ADHD, addictions and stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses an integrative approach combining client-centred, psychodynamic, existential and mindfulness-informed ideas to suit each person's needs.
How many years of experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience in both the charity sector and private practice.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see clients outside the UK?
She accepts international clients; people should check time zones and any local considerations before booking.
What should I know about session formats and cost?
Session cost varies with location and the service uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Confirm current session options before booking.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then 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.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.