Serife Dent

BACP

United Kingdom

Sensitive counsellor focusing on meaningful change

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At a glance

Credentials

BACP

Registration

BACP, United Kingdom / 396207

Experience

4 years

Languages

English

Location

United Kingdom

Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp.

1. • Motivational Interviewing
   • Client-centred
   • BACP registered

   About Serife

   Serife Dent is a BACP counsellor who uses a collaborative, person-focused style. She greets people with calm curiosity and aims to build trust quickly. Her approach is practical and down to earth, helping people take the first steps toward change.

   She often works with stress, anxiety and family conflict. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, difficulties with intimacy and relationship concerns. Career strain, compassion fatigue and struggles with self-esteem are also within her focus.

   Serife adapts sessions to fit each person's needs rather than following one fixed method. She draws on Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change, and uses client-centred approaches to keep conversations respectful and person-led. Cognitive behavioural ideas are used when it helps to identify unhelpful thinking and try small experiments.

   Her background includes four years of professional practice in the United Kingdom and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated as BACP. That registration is noted as BACP in her details.

   Sessions are shaped around what people bring in. The work can include talking through family of origin issues, addressing guilt and shame, or supporting people through separation and divorce. Serife aims to make sessions clear, practical and focused on small, achievable steps.

   If you want to explore whether she is a fit, the usual next step is to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange a session time.

2. How these approaches can work online

   Serife commonly uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. This approach is about asking open questions, listening closely and helping someone notice what matters to them. Client-Centred Therapy is another key strand and keeps the focus on the person's experience, offering empathy and acceptance while they speak.
   
   She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when it suits the issue. CBT helps identify unhelpful thinking and test new ways of responding through small practical tasks between sessions. These approaches suit concerns such as anxiety, low mood, relationship troubles and motivation for change.
   
   Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that fit the client's goals and preferences. Together they will review what helps and adjust the plan over time.
   
   Confirm the exact session options before booking, as formats are not stated in the biography. Online work can make fitting therapy into a busy week easier and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins when needed or sessions without video if that helps someone engage more comfortably.

4. Areas of expertise

   Primary focus

   Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteem

   Also works with

   LGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue

   Additional focus areas

   Aging and geriatric issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCommitment issuesControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessJealousyMidlife crisisParanoiaPhobiasPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

   Therapeutic approaches

   Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Imago Relationship TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic Therapy

   Experience

   4+ years

   Listed in

   United Kingdom

   Languages

   English

5. Frequently asked questions

   What kinds of problems does she help with?

   She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, plus trauma and grief. Additional focuses include self-esteem, career issues and compassion fatigue.

   How does she approach therapy?

   Her style is collaborative and person-centred. She adapts techniques to each person's needs and uses motivational methods to support change.

   What is her professional background?

   She has four years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom. Her practice draws on several therapeutic approaches to match the issue presented.

   What credential does she hold and where is she based?

   She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and works in the United Kingdom.

   Which languages are sessions offered in?

   Sessions are offered in English.

   Can people from other countries work with her?

   She does not accept international clients at this time.

   How are sessions paid for?

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

   How do I begin a course of therapy?

   Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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