Counsellor profile
Stella Scrivens, BACP
Counsellor - stress and trauma support
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Hypnotherapy offered
- Trauma-focused work
About Stella
Counsellor, BACP member, with three years' experience, Stella Scrivens helps people in the United Kingdom work through issues such as stress, anxiety, trauma, grief and depression. She also supports people dealing with relationship and family concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting pressures, anger and self-esteem problems. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Stella describes a client-centred approach. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and works alongside them rather than directing them. That approach focuses on listening, reflecting and supporting people to make sense of what they are facing. Stella also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that began in earlier life and how these influence current feelings and behaviour.
She includes hypnotherapy as one of her methods, using it as a gentle tool for issues such as phobias and certain habit changes. Trauma-focused techniques are part of her work with people who have experienced abuse or distressing events, with an aim of helping them process and reduce the impact of those memories.
Stella has worked across a wide range of presenting issues, including addictions, ADHD, body image and chronic illness or pain. Her practice emphasizes clear discussion about what someone hopes to achieve and practical steps to move towards those changes. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, people are asked to use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session. Costs vary with location.
Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling
Stella draws on client-centred work, which is built around listening and responding to the person in front of her. That approach focuses on understanding how someone feels and what they want to change, and helps them decide the next steps.She also uses trauma-focused methods to help people who have experienced abuse or frightening events. These techniques aim to reduce the ongoing impact of distressing memories and to help people feel less overwhelmed by them.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Stella will discuss goals, preferences and the issues you bring, and together you will decide which methods to try. That makes the process collaborative and open to adjustment if something does not fit.
The original biography does not specify which session formats are offered. Please check the practitioner details to confirm how sessions are run before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or travel, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often use remote sessions to help people maintain regular contact while balancing everyday life.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and depression, plus relationship and family concerns, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, parenting and self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her base approach is client-centred, which focuses on listening and working alongside the person. She also uses psychodynamic ideas and trauma-focused techniques when relevant.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with a range of presenting issues.
Is she a member of a professional body and where is she based?
She is a BACP member and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time and costs vary with location.
What should I do to begin?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the 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.