Eleni Chimarrides
Compassionate, practical counselling for everyday struggles
About Eleni
Eleni Chimarrides is a BACP counsellor who combines a psychology background with six years of practical experience. She works calmly and directly, helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or depression. Her manner is warm and interactive so people can talk through painful issues without feeling judged.
Eleni trained in psychology at the University of Derby and went on to work with a wide range of concerns.
Background and approach
She has supported people facing trauma and abuse, addictions, anger and low self-esteem. Work also covers relationship strain, career worries and coping with life changes. Her approach is person-centred, which means sessions focus on the person rather than labels.
She blends that with mindfulness and somatic ideas to help people notice thoughts, feelings and bodily reactions. Trauma-focused methods are used when past events are affecting day-to-day life. Sessions aim to be practical and paced to each person.
Eleni offers gentle psychoeducation alongside listening, so people gain clear tools to manage stress, self-criticism and flashbacks. She also supports those dealing with workplace pressures, compassion fatigue and discrimination-related stress. The tone in therapy is respectful and compassionate.
Eleni encourages people to become the expert on their own situation and to build skills they can use outside sessions. Her work suits those who want an approachable, down-to-earth counsellor to help them move forward.
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Sessions & fees
Approaches that suit online counselling
Client-centred therapy places the person at the heart of sessions and focuses on their experience and choices. In an online setting this means the counsellor offers attentive listening and reflective responses to help people feel understood and clearer about next steps.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple practices to notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them. Online sessions can include short guided exercises and everyday strategies to reduce reactivity and support sleep and concentration.
Somatic therapy pays attention to bodily sensations linked to emotion and stress. Through discussion and gentle interoceptive work a counsellor can help people recognise physical signals and try small grounding techniques that can be practised between meetings.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss needs, goals and preferences and then try methods that fit each person. This is a collaborative process with regular check-ins to assess what helps most.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging. Video is useful for longer, reflective sessions while phone calls can fit a short break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins, written processing or people who prefer typing rather than speaking. These options make it easier to maintain continuity and access support from different locations.
| 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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- Experience
- 6 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
