Elena Harvey-Kummer, BACP

Elena Harvey-Kummer is a United Kingdom based therapist with three years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief and loss, and challenges with self-esteem, confidence and motivation. She works with a wide range of life changes and mood-related concerns, including relationship difficulties and periods of low motivation, helping clients find clearer direction and renewed resilience.

She approaches therapy from an integrative perspective, tailoring techniques to each person rather than using a one-size-fits-all model. Elena believes each individual is the expert in their own story and that existing strengths can be built on to navigate difficult moments. Her role is to offer supportive guidance, practical tools and encouragement as clients work toward more meaningful and fulfilling ways of living.

Her practice draws on evidence-based approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address unhelpful thought patterns, person-centred methods to foster a collaborative and empathic relationship, psychodynamic ideas to explore how past experiences inform present behaviour, existential perspectives to consider meaning and purpose, and coaching techniques to support lasting change. Elena holds BACP membership - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and offers sessions that suit individual needs. If her approach resonates, prospective clients are invited to book a session to explore working together.

Integrative approaches and remote support

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises an empathic, non-directive relationship where the therapist offers acceptance and understanding to help clients explore their thoughts and feelings. This approach is often helpful for issues around self-esteem, relationship concerns and finding personal direction.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours. It offers practical strategies that can be applied to anxiety, low mood and stress, helping clients develop more effective coping skills.

Existential Therapy invites reflection on meaning, choice and personal values, supporting people who are wrestling with life purpose, transitions or feelings of disconnection. Elena combines these approaches to match what matters most to each person. Finding the right approach is part of the process - the therapist works collaboratively with clients to identify methods that fit their needs, goals and preferences, and will adapt the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy with Elena is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. Working remotely makes it easier to maintain continuity during life changes, access support from different locations and choose the communication style that feels most helpful.