- Life changes
- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
About Esther
Esther Fendall is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 14 years of experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief, addiction and life changes. She also supports people with parenting concerns, eating and body image issues, compassion fatigue, and LGBT-related matters.
Esther uses an integrative approach and draws on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques. Sessions focus on talking through what is happening now, understanding past patterns, and identifying manageable steps forward. She aims to help people make sense of their feelings and set practical goals at a pace that suits them.
Her background includes work in private practice, a medical practice, and a drug addiction service, as well as volunteering for a UK mental health charity. That mix of settings informs a practical outlook in sessions and an awareness of different life stresses. Esther also mentions personal experience of the benefits of therapy.
Esther trained and practises within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework, BACP. She lives in the UK by the coast after spending several years living in Ecuador, South America, and brings that life experience into her work where relevant.
People meet her when they are feeling stuck after changes in work, relationships or health, or when caring roles and illness have made life harder. She offers a steady, straightforward way of talking things through and of setting small, achievable steps toward clearer priorities and coping strategies.
How Esther uses therapeutic methods in online work
Esther practises an integrative approach and relies on evidence-based techniques to guide sessions. One commonly used method is cognitive work that helps people spot unhelpful thoughts, test them and try different ways of responding to anxiety or low mood. This can be useful for stress, depression and repetitive worrying.She also draws on relational and attachment-informed thinking to look at patterns in relationships and how early experiences affect current choices. That approach helps with communication problems, commitment issues, abandonment concerns and family-related stress. A brief practical focus on goals and coping strategies is often included when people need to manage life changes or caregiving strain.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Esther will discuss options with each person and decide together what fits best for their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process shapes which techniques are used and how sessions are organised.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online sessions can make therapy easier to fit into busy days, reduce travel, allow shorter check-ins when needed and let people continue work when life events make in-person meetings harder. Registered and accredited professionals can adapt methods to suit phone or video sessions where offered.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief, addiction and parenting concerns, among other topics listed in her profile.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses an integrative approach, drawing on evidence-based techniques to talk through current problems, review past patterns and set practical steps forward.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience across private practice, a medical practice, a drug addiction service and volunteering with a UK mental health charity.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients according to the information in her profile.
What are the session formats?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How are costs handled and how do I start?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.