Carol Bendinelli

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief and loss
• Attachment issues

About Carol

Carol Bendinelli helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and major life changes. She works at the client’s pace and focuses on practical changes for daily life and relationships. Carol is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has four years of professional experience.

Carol uses a mix of conversational, reflective and structured techniques in sessions. She listens to how events and relationships have affected the person and then looks at ways to change painful patterns. This can include looking at thoughts and behaviours, telling the story of difficult experiences differently, or noticing the body’s responses to stress.

Before qualifying, Carol worked in health, education and social care and supported vulnerable adults and children. That background informs her approach to issues such as chronic health problems, caregiving strains and neurodiversity. She also draws on experience supporting people through miscarriage, termination, abuse and bullying.

In practical terms Carol helps people with relationship and communication problems, parenting strains, career setbacks and sleep difficulties. She also works with anger, intimacy questions, compassion fatigue and aspects of attachment and abandonment. Sessions aim to clarify goals and build usable skills for everyday life.

Sessions are conducted in English and are based in the United Kingdom. Carol uses recognised counselling approaches including attachment-based work, client-centred methods, cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and narrative ideas to guide the work together.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and how early bonds affect current reactions; it helps when relationship trust, separation or abandonment issues are part of the problem. Client-centred counselling puts the person’s experience at the heart of the session and supports self-directed exploration and decision-making. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and provide practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Carol will talk with the person about their goals, symptoms and preferences and then suggest which methods to try. The plan can be reviewed and adjusted as the work proceeds so the method fits what the person needs.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify formats here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a working day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also mean not needing to be on camera for every meeting if that helps a person engage.

Topics Carol lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Carol

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among her main areas of practice and she uses cognitive and mindfulness approaches to help manage symptoms.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She draws on attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural, mindfulness and narrative approaches, using these to shape sessions around a person’s needs.

What is her professional background?

Carol has four years of professional experience and previously worked in health, education and social care supporting vulnerable adults and children.

What credentials does she hold and where is she based?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.

Can I see her if I live outside the UK?

She does not accept international clients at this time; sessions are provided to people in the United Kingdom only.

In which language are sessions held?

Sessions are offered in English.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I begin sessions with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.