- Years in practice
- 10
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, German
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Stefan
Stefan Eckardt is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with ten years of practical experience. He holds BACP registration, which indicates membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Stefan focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and a wide range of relationship and family concerns, including parenting struggles.
Stefan uses an approach that looks at relationships and patterns. He believes what happens between people shapes how they feel and behave.
Background and approach
Sessions are aimed at understanding those patterns, testing small changes, and finding what helps day to day. His work blends practical strategies with emotional exploration. He draws on methods such as acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused thinking, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques, and emotionally-focused work.
This mix helps him adapt to different issues clients bring. Stefan has worked with people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, intimacy and eating or sleeping problems. He also supports those coping with life changes, career stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD and identity concerns.
Parenting is an area he lists among his focuses, offering support for parents managing strain and conflict. Sessions are offered in English and German and are delivered online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
What Stefan works with
Everything Stefan lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Stefan helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Stefan lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts or feelings. It is useful for anxiety, stress and parenting dilemmas where values guide choices. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationships shape emotional patterns and trust. It helps people understand relational responses and work on connection and boundaries in close relationships.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and the presenting difficulties and then try methods that fit the person. That collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as needs change over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth and surroundings permit. Phone sessions can be easier when a quieter space or lower data use is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, reflective writing or when typing feels more comfortable than speaking. Many people find this range helps fit therapy into busy lives.
Questions people ask about Stefan
What kinds of problems does Stefan work with?
He helps with issues such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting, addiction, trauma and eating or sleeping difficulties.
What is Stefan's therapeutic style?
He focuses on relationships and patterns between people, combining practical strategies with emotional exploration to test small changes that help day to day.
How long has he been practising?
He has ten years of experience working with clients in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is registered with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and German.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with him?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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