About Elena
Elena Kormalou is a BACP-registered counsellor with 18 years of practice in the United Kingdom. She draws on long experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression and concentration difficulties. Elena aims to make the first step easier and affirms the courage it takes to start therapy.
Her approach is simple and straightforward. She builds an open space where clients can talk about thoughts and feelings without fearing judgement.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical ways to manage symptoms and on understanding patterns that keep difficulties going. Elena uses a mix of methods tailored to each person. That can mean working on thoughts and behaviours, practising mindful awareness, or looking at the life stories and relationships that shape current struggles.
She also draws on motivational techniques when people want to change habits or tackle addictions. She brings particular attention to issues such as ADHD, autism and Asperger Syndrome, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, and problems with eating or family of origin. Elena also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, isolation and questions about life purpose.
Sessions are handled in a way that fits each person’s life and goals. Elena listens, reflects, and helps set small, achievable steps so progress can be noticed between meetings. Her style is calm, direct and compassionate.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Elena commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy as part of her online work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and trying different, practical ways of responding. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention practices to reduce reactivity and increase calm in day-to-day life.She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy when clients want to clarify values and build actions that match those values. ACT helps people accept difficult thoughts while still moving toward meaningful goals. Choosing the right approach is collaborative - the therapist and client decide together what fits the person’s needs and aims, and they can adapt the plan as work progresses.
Online formats make this process flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises, phone sessions can be a shorter check-in or suit lower bandwidth, and live chat or text messaging work well for brief reflections or support between meetings. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving, or health needs while keeping focus on goals and practical steps.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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