Elena Steers

My working days are Monday to Wednesday.

Online and telephone

Hello, my name is Elena – I am a fully qualified Integrative Counsellor. I am based in Exeter, but because I can offer online and telephone counselling, I can work with anyone across the UK.

Life can be hard sometimes and struggling with things alone is the loneliest place. Counselling offers you the space to say things that you can’t to anyone else, and know that you won’t be judged.

When you sit with with me in the therapeutic space, my attention is fully and exclusively for you – this is something that we rarely experience, and is why people often struggle with feelings of not being heard or seen. I create the space for you to talk and explore your feelings; what may be going on underneath the feelings and how your life experiences have shaped you. Often we carry distorted messages about ourselves from our past, and the skill of the counsellor is in bringing these into awareness and helping you to discover what is holding you back from being the person you want to be.

I am an Integrative Counsellor and this means that I have trained in a carefully programmed combination of approaches: this enables me to offer you a very tailored experience of therapy. My main focus for therapy, is to enable you to find a way through whatever is troubling you, so that life is more manageable, the future more hopeful and maybe even your dreams become possible!

The approaches I use are from different areas of therapy; I often explore past experiences whilst at the same time looking at what is going on for you right now.

The beauty of integrating techniques is that what we do is tailored to you, the way you work and what you need. But, most importantly, at the heart of what I do is to provide a non-judgemental way of being with you that can help us to build a trusting relationship.

I am aware that picking up the phone or sending that first email or text may feel daunting, and I will try and make this as comfortable as possible. Once you have got in touch, I will arrange to have an initial, no obligation, telephone conversation with you before we start sessions, to get an idea of what you are looking for from therapy and answer any questions you may have.

The most important this is that you are comfortable with your counsellor, and talking to me before we start session is part of that process

There is a little paperwork at the first session, but I aim to keep this as simple as possible, so that I can spend some time listening to you and understanding what has brought you to therapy. Sometimes it's not always easy to say in the first session, what you want from counselling, and that's ok. It may take a couple of sessions for you to settle into the work and begin to see the way ahead.

My working days are Monday to Wednesday.

Hello, my name is Elena – I am a fully qualified Integrative Counsellor. I am based in Exeter, but because I can offer online and telephone counselling, I can work with anyone across the UK.

Life can be hard sometimes and struggling with things alone is the loneliest place. Counselling offers you the space to say things that you can’t to anyone else, and know that you won’t be judged.

When you sit with with me in the therapeutic space, my attention is fully and exclusively for you – this is something that we rarely experience, and is why people often struggle with feelings of not being heard or seen. I create the space for you to talk and explore your feelings; what may be going on underneath the feelings and how your life experiences have shaped you. Often we carry distorted messages about ourselves from our past, and the skill of the counsellor is in bringing these into awareness and helping you to discover what is holding you back from being the person you want to be.

I am an Integrative Counsellor and this means that I have trained in a carefully programmed combination of approaches: this enables me to offer you a very tailored experience of therapy. My main focus for therapy, is to enable you to find a way through whatever is troubling you, so that life is more manageable, the future more hopeful and maybe even your dreams become possible!

The approaches I use are from different areas of therapy; I often explore past experiences whilst at the same time looking at what is going on for you right now.

The beauty of integrating techniques is that what we do is tailored to you, the way you work and what you need. But, most importantly, at the heart of what I do is to provide a non-judgemental way of being with you that can help us to build a trusting relationship.

Online and telephone

I am aware that picking up the phone or sending that first email or text may feel daunting, and I will try and make this as comfortable as possible. Once you have got in touch, I will arrange to have an initial, no obligation, telephone conversation with you before we start sessions, to get an idea of what you are looking for from therapy and answer any questions you may have.

The most important this is that you are comfortable with your counsellor, and talking to me before we start session is part of that process

There is a little paperwork at the first session, but I aim to keep this as simple as possible, so that I can spend some time listening to you and understanding what has brought you to therapy. Sometimes it's not always easy to say in the first session, what you want from counselling, and that's ok. It may take a couple of sessions for you to settle into the work and begin to see the way ahead.

My working days are Monday to Wednesday.

Hello, my name is Elena – I am a fully qualified Integrative Counsellor.

Life can be hard sometimes and struggling with things alone is the loneliest place. Counselling offers you the space to say things that you can’t to anyone else, and know that you won’t be judged. 

When you sit with with me in the therapeutic space, my attention is fully and exclusively for you – this is something that we rarely experience, and is why people often struggle with feelings of not being heard or seen. I create the space for you to talk and explore your feelings; what may be going on underneath the feelings and how your life experiences have shaped you. Often we carry distorted messages about ourselves from our past, and the skill of the counsellor is in bringing these into awareness and helping you to discover what is holding you back from being the person you want to be.

I am an Integrative Counsellor and this means that I have trained in a carefully programmed combination of approaches: this enables me to offer you a very tailored experience of therapy. My main focus for therapy, is to enable you to find a way through whatever is troubling you, so that life is more manageable, the future more hopeful and maybe even your dreams become possible!

The approaches I use are from different areas of therapy; I often explore past experiences in combination with looking at what is going on for you right now.

The beauty of integrating techniques is that what we do is tailored to you, the way you work and what you need. But, most importantly, at the heart of what I do is to provide a non-judgemental way of being with you that can help us to build a trusting relationship.

My practice is based in bright, modern rooms in Exeter, and I provide both face to face and online sessions.

I am aware that picking up the phone or sending that first email or text may feel daunting, and I will try and make this as comfortable as possible. Once you have got in touch, I will arrange have a telephone conversation with you before we start sessions, to get an idea of what you are looking for from therapy and answer any questions you may have.

The most important this is that you are comfortable with your counsellor, and talking to me before we start session is part of that process

There is a little paperwork at the first session, but I aim to keep this as simple as possible, so that I can spend some time listening to you and understanding what has brought you to therapy. Sometimes it's not always easy to say in the first session, what you want from counselling, and that's ok. It may take a couple of sessions for you to settle into the work and begin to see the way ahead.

My working days are Monday to Wednesday.

Hello, my name is Elena – I am a fully qualified Integrative Counsellor. I am based in Exeter, but because I can offer online and telephone counselling, I can work with anyone across the UK.

Life can be hard sometimes and struggling with things alone is the loneliest place. Counselling offers you the space to say things that you can’t to anyone else, and know that you won’t be judged.

When you sit with with me in the therapeutic space, my attention is fully and exclusively for you – this is something that we rarely experience, and is why people often struggle with feelings of not being heard or seen. I create the space for you to talk and explore your feelings; what may be going on underneath the feelings and how your life experiences have shaped you. Often we carry distorted messages about ourselves from our past, and the skill of the counsellor is in bringing these into awareness and helping you to discover what is holding you back from being the person you want to be.

I am an Integrative Counsellor and this means that I have trained in a carefully programmed combination of approaches: this enables me to offer you a very tailored experience of therapy. My main focus for therapy, is to enable you to find a way through whatever is troubling you, so that life is more manageable, the future more hopeful and maybe even your dreams become possible!

The approaches I use are from different areas of therapy; I often explore past experiences whilst at the same time looking at what is going on for you right now.

The beauty of integrating techniques is that what we do is tailored to you, the way you work and what you need. But, most importantly, at the heart of what I do is to provide a non-judgemental way of being with you that can help us to build a trusting relationship.

Online and telephone

I am aware that picking up the phone or sending that first email or text may feel daunting, and I will try and make this as comfortable as possible. Once you have got in touch, I will arrange to have an initial, no obligation, telephone conversation with you before we start sessions, to get an idea of what you are looking for from therapy and answer any questions you may have.

The most important this is that you are comfortable with your counsellor, and talking to me before we start session is part of that process

There is a little paperwork at the first session, but I aim to keep this as simple as possible, so that I can spend some time listening to you and understanding what has brought you to therapy. Sometimes it's not always easy to say in the first session, what you want from counselling, and that's ok. It may take a couple of sessions for you to settle into the work and begin to see the way ahead.

My working days are Monday to Wednesday.

Hello, my name is Elena – I am a fully qualified Integrative Counsellor. I am based in Exeter, but because I can offer online and telephone counselling, I can work with anyone across the UK.

Life can be hard sometimes and struggling with things alone is the loneliest place. Counselling offers you the space to say things that you can’t to anyone else, and know that you won’t be judged.

When you sit with with me in the therapeutic space, my attention is fully and exclusively for you – this is something that we rarely experience, and is why people often struggle with feelings of not being heard or seen. I create the space for you to talk and explore your feelings; what may be going on underneath the feelings and how your life experiences have shaped you. Often we carry distorted messages about ourselves from our past, and the skill of the counsellor is in bringing these into awareness and helping you to discover what is holding you back from being the person you want to be.

I am an Integrative Counsellor and this means that I have trained in a carefully programmed combination of approaches: this enables me to offer you a very tailored experience of therapy. My main focus for therapy, is to enable you to find a way through whatever is troubling you, so that life is more manageable, the future more hopeful and maybe even your dreams become possible!

The approaches I use are from different areas of therapy; I often explore past experiences whilst at the same time looking at what is going on for you right now.

The beauty of integrating techniques is that what we do is tailored to you, the way you work and what you need. But, most importantly, at the heart of what I do is to provide a non-judgemental way of being with you that can help us to build a trusting relationship.

Online and telephone counselling

I am aware that picking up the phone or sending that first email or text may feel daunting, and I will try and make this as comfortable as possible. Once you have got in touch, I will arrange have an initial, no obligation, telephone conversation with you before we start sessions, to get an idea of what you are looking for from therapy and answer any questions you may have.

The most important this is that you are comfortable with your counsellor, and talking to me before we start session is part of that process

There is a little paperwork at the first session, but I aim to keep this as simple as possible, so that I can spend some time listening to you and understanding what has brought you to therapy. Sometimes it's not always easy to say in the first session, what you want from counselling, and that's ok. It may take a couple of sessions for you to settle into the work and begin to see the way ahead.

Wellbeing at Work Services (please see my Counselling listing for individual therapy)

The way we work is changing. For some of people working from home has created new opportunities, and for others it has meant the loss of the social environment and connection with others that is important. Often it can be a mixture of both. Work related stress can hit us at any point in our career, whatever work we are doing.

Wellbeing at work is essential to our general health and happiness, as well as helping us to feel fulfilled and satisfied in our job or career.

I work with individuals to support the better management of stress at work, assertiveness and personal development, as well as with organisations to enhance their provision for staff and leaders.

The wellbeing element of my practice encompasses both my many years working in a stressful education environment and for the police, as well as my counselling skills. I am able to provide a supportive and confidential environment for you to explore how you can manage your stress and improve your confidence, so that you can thrive at work.

For individuals: We will spend time focussing on stress management and recognising your particular pressure points, how to deal with difficult relationships, how you can feel more in control in your working environment, communication and more.  

For organisations: I can provide support for new managers as they step into this role, existing managers who would like to develop themselves and their team. I also offer stress management workshops and can support you in developing a strategic plan for staff wellbeing.

In the first session we will make an assessment of what you are struggling with, your levels of stress and establish some goals to work towards.

This session is very much a space for us to get to know each other, and for me to understand your preferred way of working.