Carol Bendinelli
Calm, practical therapy for life’s difficult moments
About Carol
Carol Bendinelli offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or big life changes. She helps clients talk through painful emotions, build confidence and find clearer ways forward. Carol keeps sessions warm and non-judgemental, and works at each person’s pace to make change feel manageable.
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings, and on cognitive behavioural tools to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of coping.
Background and approach
Narrative methods are used to reframe difficult stories, while mindfulness practices help with grounding and noticing the present moment. Carol has four years of professional experience in the UK and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Before becoming a counsellor she worked in health, education and social care, supporting vulnerable adults and children in practical roles.
She is familiar with a wide range of concerns, including grief, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures, sleep problems, anger and compassion fatigue. Carol also supports people facing chronic health conditions, neurodiversity and relationship challenges including intimacy and communication issues. Sessions can focus on short-term goals or longer personal exploration depending on what someone needs.
Carol aims to help people feel more able to manage everyday stress, make decisions with greater clarity and reconnect with what matters to them.
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Sessions & fees
How Carol’s approaches work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships affect feelings and patterns of relating. Online sessions can explore these patterns and help people try new ways of connecting and responding in everyday life. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing different behaviours to reduce anxiety or low mood. It often uses practical exercises that translate well to phone or video conversations.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Carol will discuss what matters to the person, try different methods and agree a plan based on their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process makes it easier to adapt techniques for remote sessions and to adjust the focus as progress unfolds.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and exercises that use visual materials. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions or use written reflection when that feels easier. These options help therapy fit around work, family life and mobility needs while keeping a steady course of support.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
