- Years in practice
- 14
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Esther
Esther Fendall is a counsellor who offers a calm, non-judgmental space for people to talk about difficult feelings. She keeps things straightforward and honest while helping people make sense of what they think and feel. Her approach is warm and patient, aimed at working at a pace that suits each person.
Esther uses an integrative style, drawing on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to match the needs of the person in front of her.
Background and approach
She helps people set small, practical goals and works alongside them to build understanding and coping skills. This can include talking through grief, stress, depression, anxiety, relationship issues and struggles around parenting. She has 14 years of experience, including work in a medical practice, within a drug addiction service and volunteering for a UK mental health charity.
Esther is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and follows their ethical framework. Esther has personal experience of how therapy can be transformative. She has lived in London and spent many years in Ecuador, and now lives by the coast in the United Kingdom.
That mix of life experience informs her relaxed, grounded manner in sessions. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged online by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Esther aims to adapt the way she works to fit each person’s life, needs and preferences.
What Esther works with
Everything Esther lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Esther helps people with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Practical therapeutic approaches for online support
Esther uses an integrative mix of evidence-based techniques tailored to each person. One commonly used approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and developing more balanced ways of thinking and acting; it helps with anxiety, low mood and coping with change. Another strand emphasises exploring emotions, personal history and attachment patterns to understand how past experiences affect present relationships and parenting challenges. These approaches aim to give both insight and practical skills for day-to-day life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Esther will discuss options with the person and decide together what feels most helpful. She adapts methods to the person’s goals, pace and comfort, so therapy stays collaborative rather than prescriptive.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow a fuller conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer written reflection or brief, frequent contact. These options help fit therapy around work, caring commitments and different time zones while keeping the focus on progress and usable tools.
Questions people ask about Esther
What concerns does she help with?
She supports people facing grief, stress, anxiety and depression, as well as relationship, addiction and parenting challenges. Other areas include self-esteem, eating issues and trauma.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is integrative and down-to-earth, using evidence-based techniques adapted to the person. Sessions focus on understanding feelings, practical coping and setting manageable goals.
What experience does she bring?
She has 14 years of experience working in independent practice, a medical setting, a drug addiction service, and volunteering for a UK mental health charity.
What qualifications and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
How are sessions delivered?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits the person.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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