Eleni Chimarrides , BACP

Eleni Chimarrides is a BACP counsellor who works from a person-centred perspective. She trained in psychology and draws on six years of practice to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression and trauma-related concerns. Her tone is warm and interactive so clients often find sessions supportive and straightforward.

She sees emotional challenges as whole-person issues. That means she pays attention to feelings, thoughts, relationships and spiritual or personal values. Sessions focus on what matters most to each person rather than on one-size-fits-all techniques.

Eleni uses person-centred listening alongside mindfulness and somatic ideas. She offers practical guidance and psychoeducation where it helps. Trauma-focused methods are part of her work when people need support working through distressing experiences.

The therapist regularly helps with grief, low self-esteem, anger and compassion fatigue. She also supports people dealing with addiction, workplace strain and relationship or communication problems. Women’s issues are noted among her areas of focus.

Her style is respectful and compassionate. She aims to build a collaborative space where people can talk things through, learn practical ways to cope, and gradually make choices that feel better for them. Sessions are paced to each person’s needs and goals.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises listening and collaboration. The therapist offers a respectful, non-judgemental space where the person leads the conversation and the counsellor reflects and clarifies. This helps with issues like low self-esteem, relationship concerns and life changes.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches attention and awareness skills to reduce reactivity. Simple breathing and grounding practices can help with anxiety, stress and managing difficult emotions during daily life. Somatic Therapy adds attention to bodily sensations, helping people notice how tension and emotion show up in the body and learn ways to settle it.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try. That collaborative planning can change over time as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone conversations, live chat and text messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits brief check-ins or people who prefer not to use a screen. These options make it easier to fit sessions around work, family and everyday life.