Elaine BellBACP

Elaine Bell is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on pregnancy and childbirth-related concerns among a wider range of issues. She works with people facing anxiety, grief, relationship strain and life transitions. Elaine aims to create a calm, respectful space where clients can talk through what feels hardest right now.

With eight years’ experience, Elaine brings a relational, person-centred way of working. She listens for emotional patterns and recurring life scripts. Her approach draws on existential and psychodynamic ideas alongside mindfulness and Jungian perspectives to help clients notice feelings and choices.

Sessions tend to explore current struggles alongside deeper personal themes. Elaine pays attention to how emotions are felt in the body and how past experiences shape present reactions. She encourages practical steps alongside reflective work, so conversations link to everyday change.

Elaine holds a Foundation Degree in Counselling and an Honours Degree in Counselling and Professional Issues, and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She has worked in charities and private practice in Northern Ireland, supporting people with trauma, neurodivergence, addiction, parenting challenges, and more.

Clients often come for help with anxiety, stress, self-esteem, ADHD-related difficulties, grief, and intimacy-related issues. Elaine also supports people dealing with chronic illness, isolation, caregiver strain, and life transitions. She describes therapy as a collaborative process that honours each person’s own knowledge and aims to empower gradual change.

How Elaine's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the client’s experience and aims to offer non-judgemental listening and empathy. It helps people who need space to make sense of their feelings and decide what matters to them. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice and responsibility in life; it can help when people face big transitions, questions about identity, or the impact of becoming a parent. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to notice thoughts and bodily sensations, which can reduce reactivity and support coping with stress and anxiety.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elaine will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, and together they will decide which methods to try. That collaborative process means therapy is adjusted as needs change rather than fixed from the start.

Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy day and reducing travel time. Clients can choose options that suit their schedule or energy levels, such as a shorter live chat or a video session for deeper conversation. Confirm the current session options before booking to ensure they meet your needs, and expect weekly phone, video and live chat sessions for new clients according to the therapist's stated arrangements.