Esther Mordant, BACP

Esther Mordant is a psychodynamic therapist based in the United Kingdom with seven years of professional experience. She is registered with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and draws on a background in higher education and business to inform a practical and reflective approach to therapeutic work.

Esther works with individuals, couples and young people aged 12 to 21, addressing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, and self-esteem. Her practice also attends to areas such as adoption and foster care, attachment difficulties, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, HIV/AIDS, hospice and end-of-life counseling, immigration issues, infidelity, multicultural concerns, post-traumatic stress, sexual assault and abuse, women’s issues, and young adult matters.

Using psychodynamic methods, Esther explores the unconscious material that shapes experience - paying attention to gut feelings, intuitions, dreams and moments of insight. She is particularly interested in clients' early relationships with parental families and in generational patterns or repeated traumas that may influence current life and relationships. Her work emphasises growth and practical problem resolution within an open and empowering therapeutic environment.

Esther holds certificates in couple counselling, bereavement counselling and adoption-support counselling, and she volunteers with two counselling charities that assist young people. She offers therapy in English, Hebrew and Russian, and accepts international clients.

Attachment, Psychodynamic and Existential Approaches Online

Esther integrates attachment-based work with psychodynamic and existential ideas to support clients exploring relationships, identity and meaning. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships - how early bonds shape expectations and emotional responses - and helps with difficulties in trust, intimacy and parenting. Psychodynamic Therapy attends to the unconscious influences on thoughts and behaviour, exploring memories, dreams and repeated life patterns to uncover sources of ongoing distress and to foster insight. Existential Therapy examines questions of purpose, choice and responsibility, supporting people facing loss, transitions or deep uncertainty about their lives.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Esther treats that choice as collaborative. She will work with each client to assess needs, goals and preferences and to adapt methods so therapy feels personally relevant and effective.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone, and options for live chat or text-based messaging make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel. For many clients, these options increase accessibility and help sustain regular contact with a registered professional and ongoing therapeutic progress.