Elaine Bell, BACP
Elaine Bell is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on depression and a wide range of related concerns.
About Elaine
Elaine Bell is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who focuses on depression and a wide range of related concerns. She is a BACP practitioner and has eight years of professional experience supporting people through difficult life moments. Elaine works in a straightforward, relational way and aims to help people feel heard and understood.
She offers weekly phone, video and live chat sessions for new clients, with text messaging used only for practical matters like scheduling or sharing resources.
Background and approach
Sessions are arranged to fit each person's needs and circumstances, and international clients can be supported in English. Elaine uses a mix of client-centred, existential, Jungian, mindfulness and psychodynamic ideas. In practice this means she listens closely, helps people notice patterns in their feelings and relationships, and uses gentle reflection to make sense of painful experiences.
She pays attention to emotional depth and how a person experiences their body and self. People come to her for issues such as grief, anxiety, stress, anger, addictions, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, ADHD, trauma and abuse, parenting and career worries. She also works with concerns linked to ageing, chronic illness, bereavement and loneliness.
Elaine draws on her training, supervising experience and charity-sector background to offer steady, empathetic support. She encourages clients to identify their own strengths and to take practical steps toward change. Starting therapy is framed as a collaborative process where goals are set together.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 373052 | April 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Elaine works with
Everything Elaine lists, in their own terms.
- LGBT
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- ADHD
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elaine lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept away by them. Practising these skills over phone or video can help manage stress, anxiety and low mood by building steadier ways of responding to difficult moments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss preferences, goals and what feels helpful, and then tailor the way sessions are run. This is a collaborative process where techniques and the pace of work are agreed together.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be less demanding on bandwidth and easier to fit into a break, and live chat supports shorter check-ins or reflective dialogue. Text messaging is used for booking, sharing materials and brief updates rather than therapeutic exchanges. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around daily life and commitments.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems can be brought to sessions?
Elaine supports people with depression, anxiety, grief, stress, anger, addictions, self-esteem and related concerns. She also helps with relationship and family issues, parenting, career worries and coping with life changes.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Her style is relational and down-to-earth, with a focus on listening and helping people notice patterns in feeling and behaviour. Sessions emphasise emotional depth and making practical sense of difficult experiences.
What background and experience does the counsellor have?
She has eight years of professional experience working in the charity sector and independent practice, and she offers counselling and supervision informed by that background.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or countries?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are used for therapy?
Therapy is delivered by video calls, phone sessions and live chat, while text-based messaging is kept for practical matters like scheduling or sharing resources.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and the therapist's availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin sessions?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire, then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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