Serife Dent, BACP

Serife Dent is a counsellor who uses a person-centred style to help people make practical changes in their lives. She draws on approaches such as client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques to help with relationship strain, anxiety and stressful life changes. Serife works with people across a range of concerns, including grief, self-esteem and intimacy-related issues.

She believes in meeting people with respect, sensitivity and compassion. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs rather than a fixed script. That means conversations focus on what matters now and on small steps that feel manageable.

Serife has four years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her background includes helping clients navigate family conflicts, trauma and periods of major life change.

Her practical style mixes listening with tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing to encourage clearer thinking and steadier day-to-day coping. Psychodynamic ideas are also used to look at repeating patterns that can affect relationships and choices.

If someone is wondering about jealousy, Serife can help them talk through feelings, understand what sits behind them, and plan ways to respond that feel safer and more in control. She invites people to take the first step and complete a short matching questionnaire to begin the process.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Client-Centred Therapy puts the person and their priorities at the centre of sessions. In practice this means the counsellor listens closely, follows what the client brings, and helps them find their own answers to relationship or life problems. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) offers practical ways to spot unhelpful thinking and try small behavioural experiments to reduce anxiety or improve coping.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk with the client about goals and preferences, and together they will decide which methods suit the situation. That collaborative step helps tailor sessions to what actually helps the person feel steadier and more able to manage jealousy, relationship strain or stress.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also support steady progress when juggling busy schedules, while the counsellor adapts exercises and reflection to work well in a remote format.