Stella Scrivens, BACP

Stella Scrivens is a person-centred counsellor registered in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, addiction and the aftermath of trauma and abuse. Stella also helps people coping with grief, low mood, relationship strain, sleep or eating problems, parenting pressures and career change.

She keeps sessions straightforward and practical. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what the person wants to change. Stella aims to listen without judgement and to treat each person as the expert on their own life. She does not direct or diagnose; she offers support while people work out their own next steps.

Her practice includes client-centred ways of working alongside trauma-focused methods. Stella is trained in clinical hypnotherapy and in Rewind therapy, a trauma-based approach used to reduce distress linked to past events. She also uses ideas from psychodynamic work and transactional analysis to look at patterns that repeat in relationships.

Sessions often include grounding and mindfulness techniques to ease strong feelings. In practical terms Stella helps people notice triggers for anger and frustration, develop different responses, and practice new habits in everyday situations. She can also work on related issues such as sleep, concentration and motivation.

People who choose Stella tend to want a calm, plainspoken counsellor who listens and helps them try clearer ways of managing strong emotions. She accepts international clients and runs work from the United Kingdom.

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