About Esther
Esther Fendall offers short, straightforward therapy that helps people find direction during hard times. She creates a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk about stress, anxiety, grief, addiction or relationship worries. Esther explains things clearly and works at a pace that suits each person.
She follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP - Ethical Framework. Esther uses an integrative approach, drawing on a range of therapeutic ideas and choosing what fits the person and their problem.
Background and approach
That means sessions can focus on practical steps, understanding patterns from the past, or developing new ways to cope with emotion. Esther has 14 years of experience across different settings. Her background includes independent practice, a medical practice, work in a drug addiction service and volunteering for a UK mental health charity.
Those roles shaped how she supports people facing complex issues such as trauma, addiction and long-term health concerns. She works with a broad range of concerns including mental health difficulties, parenting pressures, career strain, body image and LGBT-related issues. Esther also supports people dealing with bereavement, chronic illness, caregiver stress and major life change.
Esther is based in the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. She is open to working with international clients. To start, people choose the Start Therapy button, fill a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.
What Esther works with
Everything Esther lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Esther is listed here; the rest shows what else Esther works with.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How Esther’s approaches can work online
Esther describes her work as integrative, which means she draws on different evidence-based techniques and adapts them to each person. For example, she may use cognitive methods to help spot unhelpful thinking and build new coping skills for anxiety and depression. She may also use approaches that look at past experiences and attachment patterns to make sense of relationship or abandonment issues and to reduce repeating old hurts.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy. Esther will discuss goals, try ideas and adjust the way she works based on what helps. This is a collaborative process where the person and therapist decide together which methods feel most useful.
Online work can help people fit therapy around everyday life, such as making it easier to join sessions when travel is difficult or when balancing work and family. Some practical benefits include shorter check-ins that suit a busy day and the ability to attend from different locations. The biography does not list which specific session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals commonly support clients online, and Esther can help identify the best way to work that matches a person’s needs and circumstances.
Questions people ask about Esther
Which problems does Esther commonly help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, relationship and parenting issues, plus body image and career stress.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Esther uses an integrative approach and adapts methods to suit each person. Sessions often balance understanding patterns with practical steps to manage feelings.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
Esther has 14 years of experience in independent practice, a medical practice, a drug addiction service and volunteer work with a UK mental health charity.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current options when booking to be certain of what is offered.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What steps are involved in getting started?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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