Stefan Eckardt, BACP

Stefan Eckardt is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years' experience. He practises within a systemic framework and uses that perspective to look at the relationships around a person. He works with people on issues such as stress, anxiety, depression and coping with life changes, including concerns that arise in midlife.

His background includes working with matters linked to relationships and attachment. That means he pays attention to how interactions with partners, family, colleagues or carers shape everyday difficulties. He also supports people facing addiction, trauma and intimacy-related struggles.

Stefan combines several approaches in his work. He draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take small steps. He uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try alternative responses. Emotionally-Focused and Attachment-Based ideas guide conversations about closeness and trust.

Sessions are person-centred and collaborative. Stefan aims to make each meeting practical and clear. He helps people set goals, test new ways of coping, and check what does or does not work between sessions.

He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. Stefan offers therapy in English and German and works with individuals on a range of life and relationship concerns rather than serving specific demographic groups.

If someone wants to explore their situation with him they are invited to start by using the service's starter steps and scheduling according to available times.

How his approaches translate to online work

Stefan draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centred ideas in his practice. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters to a person and taking small value-led steps, which can help with midlife reassessment and coping with change. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of closeness and trust, useful when relationship dynamics or intimacy worries are causing distress. Client-Centred work places the person's experience at the heart of the session, offering space to be heard and make choices about next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. Stefan will work together with the client to test which methods feel most helpful, adapt them as needs change, and set clear, practical goals. That collaborative process means the style of sessions can shift over time in response to what helps most.

The practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Online meetings may make it easier to have shorter, more frequent check-ins or to schedule sessions around work breaks. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the current session options before booking to see what is offered and how they might fit into everyday routines.