Serife Dent, BACP

Serife Dent is a counsellor who focuses on practical, person-centred care. She uses straightforward conversation to help people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain and family concerns. Her approach is warm and respectful, and she aims to tailor sessions to each person’s needs.

She draws on Client-Centred Therapy to build a calm, accepting space where people can speak openly. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) features when useful to address unhelpful thinking and coping patterns. Serife also uses elements of Psychodynamic work and Motivational Interviewing to look at long-standing patterns and support change.

Serife has four years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom. That experience includes helping people with trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, intimacy-related issues, anger and depression. She also supports those coping with life transitions, career stress and compassion fatigue.

Additional focus areas include blended family issues, family of origin concerns, divorce and separation, body image and commitment or control issues. She is familiar with avoidant or dependent personality challenges, dissociation and feelings of emptiness, and can help people work through guilt, shame and forgiveness.

Sessions are delivered in English. The sign-up process asks for a short matching questionnaire to connect you with a therapist and then scheduling follows the therapist’s availability. Serife aims to adapt conversations and plans to suit each person’s situation and goals.

How Serife’s approaches translate to online counselling

Serife commonly uses Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening carefully and responding with empathy so people can talk through what matters most to them; it suits issues like anxiety, grief and relationship worries. CBT targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviours with practical exercises and small experiments to reduce symptoms and build coping skills.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist will work together with the person to decide which methods fit best for their goals, needs and preferences, and can adapt over time as things change.

If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking to confirm what formats are offered. Online work can make attending sessions easier around daily life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full hour is not needed. It can also suit people who prefer to take sessions from wherever they are physically located, as long as they confirm the available formats during booking.