Esther Fendall, BACP

Esther Fendall is a counsellor who uses an integrative approach to help people through difficult life moments. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk about what matters to them and work at a pace that feels right. Esther draws on her experience to support people as they make sense of painful feelings and confusing life changes.

She has 14 years of experience working in a range of settings, including private practice, a medical practice and within a drug addiction service. She has also volunteered with a UK mental health charity. This background means she is familiar with a wide variety of concerns, from grief and relationship strain to stress, addiction and low self-esteem.

Esther is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and follows their Ethical Framework. She describes herself as empathic and honest and aims to tailor her work to each person’s needs. Sessions focus on helping people identify goals and practical steps they can try between meetings.

Her areas of focus include midlife crisis, coping with life changes, parenting and career questions, as well as anxiety, depression and trauma and abuse. She also supports people facing issues such as body image and long-term illness-related stress.

Originally from London, Esther lived for many years in Ecuador and now lives by the coast in the UK. Her life experience informs a down-to-earth style that aims to make therapy feel approachable and useful.

How Esther uses evidence-based approaches in online therapy

Esther describes her work as integrative and draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to tailor sessions to each person. One commonly used approach focuses on helping people understand and manage anxious thoughts and unhelpful thinking patterns, offering practical ways to try different responses and small experiments between sessions. Another approach she may use looks at emotional patterns and relationships, helping people trace how past experiences affect present feelings and behaviours and working on clearer communication and boundaries.

Finding the right approach is treated as a shared task. Esther will work with each person to consider goals, preferences and what feels most useful, adjusting methods as the work unfolds so the therapy fits the person rather than the other way round.

If you are considering online work, check the current session options before booking as formats are not listed in the biography. Many people find online therapy helps fit sessions into busy days, reduces travel time and makes it easier to keep continuity when life is hectic. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or be arranged to suit different time zones for international clients. Confirm specific session formats and timings when you arrange your first appointment.