Elle Fair , BACP

Elle Fair is a counsellor who helps people get through times when life feels overwhelming. She aims to build a trusting relationship so clients can bring what matters to them and speak openly about their worries. Elle holds BACP accreditation, and she draws on four years of practice to guide people through change and distress.

She works with issues such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. Elle also supports people facing relationship difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse, career questions, and the challenges of ADHD. Her approach is practical and down-to-earth, focusing on what feels most useful to each person.

Elle combines a client-centred way of working with cognitive behavioural techniques. That means she listens first, responds to what each person needs, and then suggests practical steps and experiments to try between sessions. She explains ideas simply and helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck.

Sessions are collaborative. Elle helps people explore feelings, identify underlying needs, and build new habits that match their goals. She encourages self-connection, self-acceptance and clearer boundaries so people can feel more confident in daily life.

People often come for help with attachment and abandonment worries, body image or self-blame, blended family challenges, communication problems, or the fallout from separation and infidelity. Elle focuses on helping individuals find steadiness and greater choice in how they respond to difficult situations.

How Elle's approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of conversations. The counsellor listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and follows the client's pace so people feel understood before trying new ways of coping. This approach helps with feelings of shame, isolation and low self-trust.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and trying small practical changes. Elle may suggest short exercises or experiments to test different ways of thinking and behaving, which can reduce anxiety, improve mood and build better daily routines.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Elle will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they decide which ideas to try and adapt the plan as things change, keeping the process collaborative and flexible.

Online sessions make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options give practical flexibility so people can focus on their needs rather than logistics.