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Serife Dent, BACP

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

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Self esteem

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Serife Dent uses a blend of client-centred and evidence-based methods to help people cope with stress, anxiety and relationship strain. She is a BACP counsellor with four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Serife aims to create straightforward sessions that focus on practical steps and honest conversation.

She works with people facing family conflict, grief, trauma and issues with self-esteem. Sessions also address intimacy-related concerns, anger, career questions and the emotional weight of life changes.

Background and approach

LGBT concerns, compassion fatigue and bereavement are included in her areas of focus. Her approach begins by listening carefully to the person's story. Together they set goals and pick techniques that fit the situation, drawing on cognitive behavioural ideas and psychodynamic reflection when helpful.

Motivational interviewing can support change when someone feels stuck or uncertain. Serife adapts the pace and style of sessions to each person. She explains tools in plain language and practises them in session so people can use them between meetings.

She believes small, steady steps often lead to meaningful change. People can expect a respectful, calm space to talk through difficult feelings and decisions. The work can include short-term coaching-style conversations or deeper emotional exploration depending on what the person needs.

Serife encourages clients to take the lead on what feels most useful. To begin, she asks people to share what matters most to them and what they'd like to gain from counselling. That starting conversation shapes a clear plan for the next steps together.

How Serife’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding the person's experience and following their pace; it helps people feel heard and clearer about what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thinking patterns and practical skills to reduce anxiety, manage low mood and handle everyday problems. Imago Relationship Therapy aims to improve connection and communication between partners by revealing unhelpful patterns and teaching new ways to relate.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Serife will listen to a person's goals, preferences and history and suggest methods likely to help. Together they check in on progress and adjust the plan so it stays useful and realistic.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls work well for a full face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth, and live chat or messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to build therapy into a busy life and try different ways of working to see what helps most.

What concerns does this counsellor help with?

Serife helps with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, grief and intimacy-related issues among others.

What style of therapy is used in sessions?

The approach blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic reflection, and may include motivational interviewing and Imago Relationship Therapy where relevant.

How much professional experience does the counsellor have?

She has four years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.

Where is Serife based and what credential does she hold?

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

Which languages are supported in therapy?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.

How are costs and payments handled?

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

How do I begin therapy with this counsellor?

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

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 4 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Serife Dent, BACP

Background and approach

How Serife’s approaches work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety