Salome Mbenjele

Salome Mbenjele is an ACA counsellor with over 20 years of experience. She helps people who are feeling stressed, anxious, low in mood or struggling with confidence. She also supports those coping with family conflict, trauma and abuse. Salome writes clearly and listens closely to what matters to each person.

Salome aims to make sessions warm and interactive. She creates a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about without judgement. The work is practical and conversational, and she supports people to take small steps toward change.

Her approach mixes several well-known methods. Salome uses elements of cognitive-behavioural work to spot unhelpful thinking. She draws on client-centred ideas to keep the session focused on a person's goals. She also uses techniques from acceptance-based and emotion-focused streams when they suit the situation.

Salome adapts her work to the individual rather than following a fixed script. She and the client discuss priorities and then agree a plan that fits day-to-day life. Sessions might include skills practice, talking through painful memories, or planning ways to handle stressful moments.

She speaks English, Ndebele and Shona. People interested in working together are invited to use the platform process to start, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Therapeutic approaches and fitting online work into life

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then commit to meaningful actions. ACT can be useful for anxiety, low mood and situations that need clearer life direction. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and practising different responses, which can help with anxiety, stress and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of relating and how early connections shape current relationships, which can be helpful when family conflict or attachment issues are a concern.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Salome will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and will suggest which methods to try first. The choice of approach is collaborative and may change as progress is made.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to schedule shorter check-ins between work or to meet without travel. It also lets people practise skills in the settings where they live and notice what changes between sessions. Appropriately qualified therapists can adapt ACT, CBT and attachment-based techniques to an online setting to keep sessions practical and focused on everyday improvements.