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Estar Wells

Therapist · United Kingdom

Estar Wells, BACP, NCPS

Compassionate counsellor for life transitions

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  • Person-centred approach
  • Goal-focused options
  • Seven years experience

About Estar

Estar Wells is a counsellor and life coach who blends practical talking therapy with straightforward support. She holds BACP and NCPS credentials and brings seven years of practice experience in the United Kingdom. Estar aims to make sessions calm and easy to talk in so people can focus on the issues that matter to them.

Estar works with many common difficulties, including stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps people facing bereavement, grief and major life changes. Relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, addictions and work or career stress are part of her regular work. Additional focus areas include body image, caregiver stress, cancer-related impacts, and eating and sleeping difficulties.

Her style is person-centred and warm. She tries to be genuine and non-judgemental, giving thoughtful feedback rather than directives. Some people choose a more structured plan for short-term goals, and Estar can include brief, goal-focused work when it suits the situation.

Estar uses ideas from attachment-based approaches and cognitive behavioural work alongside client-centred and existential perspectives. She adapts methods to the person in front of her and their immediate concerns. The emphasis is on helping people make manageable changes and understand patterns that keep them stuck.

Clients can expect a quiet, patient space to talk and reflect. Estar supports people through relationship strain, grief, career crossroads and the everyday weight of life. She accepts international clients and works in English.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

7+ years

Credentials

BACP · United Kingdom, NCPS · United Kingdom

Languages

English

How Estar’s approaches work online

Estar draws on attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioural work alongside a client-centred stance. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns influence current feelings and reactions, which can help with intimacy issues, abandonment concerns and attachment difficulties. Cognitive behavioural work focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety, low mood and sleep or eating problems. Her client-centred focus means the conversation is led by the person, with the counsellor offering empathic listening and feedback rather than directives.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Estar will work collaboratively to figure out which methods suit the client’s needs, goals and preferences, and she will adjust the plan as therapy progresses.

The profile does not specify which online session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time and maintain continuity when life is changing. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed, and sessions without video if bandwidth or comfort make that preferable. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt these ways of working to suit practical needs and everyday routines.

Frequently asked questions

What issues does Estar focus on?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression and self-esteem concerns, plus grief, relationship strain, addictions and life changes.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Her style is person-centred and non-judgemental, offering genuine feedback and adapting to each person rather than giving directive advice.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Estar has seven years of experience working with people on a wide range of emotional and practical difficulties.

What credentials and country is she based in?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling Society (NCPS) and practices in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are offered and are international clients accepted?

Sessions are offered in English and she does accept international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options when booking.

How are fees and payments handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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