About Louise
Louise Bentley is a counsellor with eight years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She focuses on stress and anxiety and helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by life changes. Louise aims to meet people where they are and makes the first step feel manageable.
She works with clients on relationship difficulties and the emotional aftermath of trauma and abuse. Sessions often include talking through feelings, identifying patterns that cause distress, and building simple daily skills to manage stress.
Background and approach
Louise says she adapts conversations and plans to match each person's situation. Concerns such as low self-esteem, motivation and confidence come up frequently. She helps people notice small strengths and practise exercises that boost self-regard over time.
Issues connected to family, communication problems, guilt and shame are also part of her work. Louise has supported people affected by domestic violence, sexual assault and dissociation, addressing immediate emotional needs and helping clients find steadying coping strategies. She also offers help around fatherhood issues and feelings of emptiness when those are present.
Her approach is respectful and compassionate. She encourages clients to take manageable steps and to shape the pace of therapy. For many people the early conversations focus on practical tools and clearer ways to talk about what matters.
Approaches that translate to online therapy
Two evidence-based techniques Louise commonly uses are practical skills work and trauma-informed conversations. Practical skills work focuses on short exercises and daily strategies to reduce anxiety and manage stress, helping people feel steadier between sessions. Trauma-informed conversations prioritise gentle pacing and safety, allowing people to talk about painful events while building coping strategies and emotional regulation.Finding the right approach is part of the process and the therapist will work together with the client to decide what fits best. That means discussing goals, trying techniques, and adjusting the plan as needs and preferences become clearer. The aim is a collaborative relationship where the client helps shape what feels most useful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, which makes therapy easier to fit around work and family commitments. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and chat or messaging can suit shorter check-ins or days when typing feels easier. These options give flexibility so people can choose what works for them.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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