Carol Bendinelli, BACP

Carol Bendinelli is a UK-based counsellor with four years of professional experience who supports people navigating stress, anxiety, grief and life transitions. She is accredited with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which is a UK professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists, and she brings a practical, compassionate approach to therapy.

Her work addresses a wide range of concerns including low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related struggles, sleeping problems, parenting and fatherhood issues, anger, career challenges, and coping with chronic health conditions. She also offers support for neurodiversity, ADHD, miscarriage and fertility-related distress, caregiver stress, and other complex life events. Sessions are paced to each person’s needs, aiming to help people make meaningful changes in their relationships and day-to-day life.

Before training as a therapist, Carol worked across health, education and social care with vulnerable adults and children, experience she draws on in her practice. She seeks to create a warm, non-judgemental environment where people feel heard, valued and accepted. She also maintains a private practice and can be contacted through https://mylifecounselling.co.uk/ for further details.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care with Carol Bendinelli

Carol Bendinelli draws on several well-established approaches to support people in online sessions. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns of connection and trust - it can help with abandonment, attachment issues and relationship difficulties by building awareness of relational needs and creating safer ways to relate. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience and inner resources - the therapist offers empathic listening and acceptance to help people find their own solutions and strengthen self-worth. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and provides practical tools to manage anxiety, low mood and unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Carol works collaboratively with each person to identify the methods that best suit their needs, goals and preferences. She tailors sessions to the individual rather than applying a single fixed model.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy around work, family and mobility needs. For many people this range of options increases accessibility and continuity of care while allowing therapists and registered professionals to adapt interventions to the format that suits the client best.