About Stella
Stella Hendricks welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, or relationship strain. She is a counsellor with five years of experience and holds BACP accreditation. Stella offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk about what matters to them.
She uses a psychodynamic approach to look at the patterns and early experiences that shape current feelings and behaviours. Sessions often involve noticing repeated ways of thinking and relating, and gently testing new ways of responding.
How Stella works
This can help people understand why certain situations trigger strong emotions and how to make different choices. Stella also draws on attachment-based ideas to talk about how past relationships influence trust, closeness and intimacy now. Conversations focus on the practical steps someone can take to feel safer in relationships and more confident in themselves.
She aims to keep things simple and focused on what the client wants to change. People bring many concerns, from sleep problems and grief to parenting stress, career worries, or difficulties with eating and substance use. Stella will listen to the whole picture and tailor sessions to the person in front of her.
The work moves at the client’s pace. Stella works with people across the United Kingdom and accepts international clients in English. Reaching out for help is a difficult step, and she aims to make the process straightforward and respectful.
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What Stella works with
The areas below are the ones Stella selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Jealousy
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Attachment and Psychodynamic Work Online
Stella uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that keep repeating in someone’s life. Online conversations focus on noticing thoughts and feelings, and connecting them to past experience so people can respond differently to stress and relationships.Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds shape trust, closeness and intimacy. Online sessions use this lens to help people understand why they react a certain way in relationships and to practise new ways of relating that feel safer and more satisfying.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process and will be decided together. Stella will listen to your goals and preferences and suggest what might help most, reviewing the plan as you go so it fits your needs.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to regular support. Video calls let you use visual cues and longer therapeutic conversations. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or when being off-camera feels easier. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short check-ins, brief reflections between sessions, or people who prefer writing their thoughts. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or caring duties.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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