Counsellor profile
Serife Dent, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
About Serife
Counsellor and BACP member Serife Dent has four years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. She focuses on stress, anxiety and family conflict, and also helps with relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, self-esteem and work-related strain.
Serife uses several well-known approaches when talking with people. She draws on client-centred methods to keep sessions focused on what matters to the person in front of her. She also applies ideas from cognitive behavioural therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes.
In sessions she aims to listen and respond with sensitivity. Conversations are shaped around what the client brings, with time given to understand the problem and agree on what to work on next. She mentions tailoring the dialogue and the plan to the individual rather than following one set method.
Her background includes work with trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue and issues linked to family of origin and blended families. She also supports people with anger, control and commitment concerns, as well as challenges such as body image, dissociation and feelings of emptiness.
Serife also lists support for LGBT clients, fatherhood issues, ageing and geriatric matters, and career or coaching conversations. Sessions can cover separation and divorce, forgiveness, guilt and shame alongside longer-term emotional patterns that affect day-to-day life.
People can expect practical conversation about current difficulties and steps to try between sessions. To arrange a first appointment clients are asked to use the online matching and booking route provided by the service.
Approach and online counselling with Serife
Serife commonly blends client-centred work with cognitive behavioural methods. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs space to talk and make sense of feelings. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and supports practical steps to change how situations are handled.She may also draw on Imago relationship ideas when relationship issues are the main concern. Imago work explores how past relational patterns show up now and supports conversations about repairing connection. These approaches suit problems such as anxiety, family conflict, intimacy issues and ongoing low mood.
Finding the right fit is part of the process. The therapist will work with each person to choose which approach or mix of approaches makes sense for their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative decision made in early sessions and reviewed as work continues.
The site asks new clients to use an online matching and booking route before the first appointment. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, reduce travel time and allow follow-up check-ins between meetings when helpful.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What sorts of problems does she help with?
She works with stress and anxiety, relationship and family conflict, grief, self-esteem and workplace strain among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses client-centred methods alongside cognitive behavioural techniques and draws on Imago relationship work where relevant.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
Which professional body is she registered with?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start and book a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule your first session through that system.
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.