Elena Harvey-Kummer, BACP

Elena Harvey-Kummer is a BACP-credentialed therapist based in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, grief and loss, relationship difficulties, and struggles with self-esteem, confidence and motivation. She works with a broad range of concerns including mood challenges, coping with life changes, anger, and issues related to body image, attachment and family dynamics.

Elena approaches therapy from an integrative perspective, drawing on several evidence-informed methods to match each person's needs. She frames the client as the expert in their own life and focuses on helping people recognise and build on their existing strengths. Her role is to offer steady support, practical tools and collaborative guidance as clients take steps toward clearer goals and greater self-understanding.

Her practice incorporates Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address unhelpful thought patterns, Client-Centred approaches to foster a respectful and collaborative therapeutic relationship, psychodynamic ideas to explore how past experiences influence current behaviour, and existential themes to help people consider meaning and personal agency. Coaching techniques are also used to support practical change and goal setting. Elena invites prospective clients who feel her approach resonates to book a session and explore how they might work together.

Approaches and Online Support for Personal Change

Elena integrates Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside existential ideas to tailor online work to each person. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on building a respectful, non-judgemental relationship where the client’s perspective guides the process - this approach often helps with self-esteem, relationship difficulties and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) offers practical strategies to identify and reframe unhelpful thinking patterns and develop new coping skills, which can be especially useful for anxiety, stress and mood concerns. Existential Therapy invites exploration of meaning, values and personal agency, supporting people who are grappling with purpose, loss or major life choices.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Elena works with clients to identify goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, adjusting techniques as the relationship develops so the work remains personally relevant and effective.

Online therapy options such as video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging provide flexibility for busy schedules, make it easier to access support from different locations, and allow therapy to fit around daily life. Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt these formats to offer reflective, goal-oriented support that suits each client’s needs.