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An Exploration of Perfectionism: What a Therapist Thinks of Netflix's Martha Stewart Documentary By Elaine Benardout
Netflix's Martha documentary charts the rise and fall of American businesswoman and lifestyle guru Martha Stewart Therapist Elaine...
Elaine Benardout
Feb 3


Seeing our habits through a new lens
By Elaine Rose Benardout, BA (Hons) Dip.Couns MBACP (Accred) Published on 1st October, 2024 This morning, I reached for my glasses - as...
Elaine Benardout
Oct 16, 2024


Conditions and Connections in Relationships
By Elaine Rose Benardout, BA (Hons) Dip.Couns MBACP (Accred) Published on 1st May, 2024 Counselling Directory 'I tend to place other...
Elaine Benardout
May 2, 2024


Understanding Autism
Definition of Autism “Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition of variable severity, with lifelong effects that can be recognised from...
Elaine Benardout
Apr 8, 2024


Working Therapeutically with ADHD
‘In his book The Gift of Therapy, (2002) psychiatrist Irvin D. Yalom suggests that psychotherapists can place too much emphasis on...
elaine benardout
Jan 10, 2024


Anxieties around going missing or being a victim of crime
Anxieties around going missing or being a victim of crime
Elaine Benardout
Feb 23, 2023


Acceptance change and adaptability
Chemistry is change! So wrote Bobbie Garmus about her character Elizabeth in her book ‘Lessons in Chemistry’. Courage is the root of...
Elaine Benardout
Feb 3, 2023


Adult ADHD/ADD
Have you ever been tested for ADHD?This is a question I have found myself asking some of my clients.
Elaine Benardout
Feb 3, 2023


Counselling changes lives
Interesting findings over at the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Elaine Benardout
Feb 2, 2023


Understanding Loneliness
Does new research shed light on this all too common feeling?
Elaine Benardout
Feb 2, 2023
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