Elaine Blewett

My practice is deeply rooted in promoting diversity and inclusion, ensuring that every individual feels seen, heard, and valued. I focus on building a therapeutic relationship through respect and compassion to maximise the effectiveness of our work together. Working at the client’s pace is essential. My belief is that every individual has the capability of changing their situation/ thoughts and with a warm, supportive environment this is possible

I support adults navigating anxiety, stress, low mood, life transitions, self-esteem concerns, early life trauma and relationship difficulties. With teens, I provide a calm and understanding environment to help them express themselves, build emotional awareness, and develop healthy coping skills while feeling heard and respected.

In my work with couples, I focus on improving communication, rebuilding trust, and strengthening emotional connection. I support partners in understanding each other more deeply and working through conflict in a way that feels constructive and compassionate.

A particular interest I have is how our experiences and/or feelings are stored in our body and I witness how often with clients this results in emotional dysregulation. This feels like our normal but can be the cause of ill health, stress, outbursts and much more. This can look like in a session as a slowing down and paying attention as we talk, guiding you in managing those sensations and bringing resolution and regulation back to the nervous system.

I support clients with life tools and guide clients to help understand how we relate to ourselves and to the people in our lives. These ways of relating are known as patterns which shape our relationships in the present. Knowing this can empower us to make the choices or changes in life we are searching for. 

I run a fulltime private practice in which I work with adults, teens and couples. I have many years experience working with young people and adults in various settings, including counselling experience in a women's centre, a university and a school for specific needs. I have experience of working with adults, teens and couples experiencing difficulties in relationships with communication, low mood and depression; panic and anxiety; low self-esteem; grief and loss; ASD, ADHD and OCD, this list is not exhaustive. 

If you are looking for yourself, a teen or a couple it is important I am the right therapist for you without worrying about the expense. So, I would like to invite you to get in touch and arrange a free 20-minute phone/video call to get to introduce ourselves, briefly explain what is bringing you to therapy and answer any questions you may have, as well as finding out if you feel comfortable working with me. 

I offer open-ended, short and long-term therapy,  we will discuss this in our initial session, and we can review on a regular basis. Sessions are weekly and I require 24 hours notice of cancellation.  

Before our session I will ask you to complete some paperwork. In our first session we will explore what has brought you to therapy. Depending on who I am working with this may take more than one session as a young person may need to feel less nervous and more comfortable, so playing a game and getting to relax with one another will be key. In couples therapy we will reach an understanding of how sessions will be structured with agreements in place. Some people like to have goals in therapy and we can establish them in the first session. So really there's no one answer and depends who I am working with and what their needs are, to which I will adjust.