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Carol Bendinelli, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 4 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, Anxiety Grief Self esteem Depression Coping with life changes

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Carol Bendinelli offers calm, practical support for people facing stress, anxiety and big life changes. She helps clients untangle difficult feelings and find small steps forward. Carol meets people where they are and works at a pace that feels manageable.

Her approach focuses on understanding relationships and patterns that affect day-to-day life. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at early relationship patterns and how they show up now. Cognitive behavioural techniques help with unhelpful thoughts and habits.

Background and approach

Narrative work and mindfulness practices are used to build awareness and new ways of coping. Carol has four years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Before training as a counsellor she worked in health, education and social care supporting vulnerable adults and children.

That background informs a practical, down-to-earth style in sessions. She supports people with a wide range of concerns, including grief and loss, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting strain, chronic health issues, and neurodiversity-related challenges. Carol also helps with career worries, low self-esteem, anger, intimacy and communication issues.

Sessions aim to be a warm, non-judgemental space where clients are heard and respected. The work can include talking, practical exercises and noticing how the body reacts to stress. Over time the focus is on clearer choices and more workable routines.

How Carol's approaches work online

Attachment-based work looks at how past relationships shape current reactions and helps people notice patterns in how they connect with others. This approach can be useful for worries about intimacy, abandonment or repeating old habits in relationships.

Client-centred counselling focuses on listening without judgement and helping people find their own answers. It suits those who want a respectful space to talk things through and build confidence at their own pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Carol will talk with each client about their needs, goals and preferences and choose or adapt methods together. That means sessions can shift towards cognitive techniques, mindfulness practice or narrative tasks depending on what helps most.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls provide face-to-face contact and richer interaction, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer short, written check-ins or who process thoughts better in writing. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and fit therapy into a busy life.

What types of concerns does Carol help with?

She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and coping with life changes, along with issues such as trauma, parenting strain and chronic health challenges.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth, combining talk work with practical exercises from attachment, cognitive and narrative approaches and mindfulness techniques.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Carol has four years of professional experience working in therapeutic and support roles prior to her counselling practice.

What qualifications and location are listed?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Carol offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as session formats.

How are sessions priced and paid for?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience: 4 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Carol Bendinelli, BACP

Background and approach

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What this therapist works with

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