Esther Mordant, BACP

Esther Mordant is a psychodynamic counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, with seven years of professional experience. Her background spans higher education and business, and she brings that perspective into conversations with clients. Esther works with individuals, couples and young people aged 12 to 21. She focuses on creating an open space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without rush.

Esther helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, and low self-esteem. She also gives attention to adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns, divorce and separation, and the particular strains of immigration and multicultural life. Other areas she addresses include bereavement, infidelity, HIV and AIDS, hospice and end-of-life matters, and sexual assault and abuse.

Her practice pays close attention to gut feelings, dreams and sudden moments of insight. Esther often looks at childhood relationships and family patterns to understand present difficulties. This includes exploring how generational experiences show up in current behaviour and emotions.

Sessions aim to help people understand repeating patterns and decide what they want to change. Esther values honesty and steady progress rather than quick fixes. She also holds certificates in couple counselling, bereavement counselling and adoption-support counselling.

Outside her independent work she volunteers with two counselling charities that support young people. Esther speaks English, Hebrew and Russian and accepts international clients, working with each person to find a helpful way forward.

How Esther’s approaches translate to online work

Esther draws on psychodynamic and attachment-based ideas to help people understand patterns that repeat across relationships. Psychodynamic work looks at unconscious feelings and past relationships to make sense of present difficulties, which can help with anxiety, grief and relationship strain. Attachment-based work focuses on how early bonds shape current ways of relating, useful for attachment issues, adoption-related concerns and challenges in close relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Esther will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest a way forward. Decisions about focus and pacing are made collaboratively so sessions feel relevant and manageable.

Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Online work can make it simpler to keep up appointments around work or study commitments and lets some people choose a quieter setting for reflection. Confirm the available session options before booking so you know what formats are offered and can pick what fits your routine.