We are a small company specialising in relationships, founded in 2013 by qualified Psychotherapist and Counsellor Adele Ballantyne, following a 25-year career in the medical and psychotherapy professions.
Eleda aims to help you create, develop and navigate personal and professional relationships, thereby improving your overall wellbeing.
We work face-to-face from our practice in Shropshire and via Zoom, so we can help people throughout the UK and internationally.
Every Relationship is Unique …
…so we treat them as such. Each person we see is treated individually, fairly, and non-judgmentally. Every relationship has unique nuances that require specific guidance.
Get in touch to see how we can help you improve your relationships.
Meet Our Team
Adele Ballantyne
MA Relationship Therapy, P/G Dip Relationship Therapy, RGN/RSCN, Dip Health Visiting and Social Care
Adele specialises in relationship breakdown, separation, divorce and co-parenting, whilst also providing training and therapeutic support for all Family Law professionals.
Her career began in the NHS as a nurse specialising in paediatrics, progressing to community work as a health visitor and GP practice nurse.
She completed a Masters in Relationship Therapy at Birkbeck University London (accredited by the University of Hull) in 2012, and has since been practising as a qualified Psychotherapist and Counsellor.
In addition to this work, Adele is very passionate and proactive in her work in divorce and separation. Following work with private clients, she recognised a need for Family Law professionals to have a greater understanding of the psychological and emotional impact of divorce.
This has led Adele to become an active member of Resolution (www.resolution.org.uk ), taking on the role and Co-Chairperson of the Parenting After Parting Committee; the first therapeutic member of the organisation to hold two chair positions.
During this time as Chair, Adele has co-edited the ‘Parenting through Separation’ booklet alongside Marcie Shaoul, and has worked with the Future Practice Committee on Resolution Together (the ‘One Couple, One Lawyer’ model of divorce).
Adele is a trainer for Resolution collaborative divorce training and also works with a sub-group of the Family Solutions Group, whose work is backed by the President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew MacFarlane.
In 2021 Adele won the Working in Collaboration Award.
Lesley Edelstein
BSc Hons, MEd, Ad Dip., PGCert
Lesley has been a counsellor psychotherapist since 2012, working with adults and couples.
She works collaboratively with family lawyers to support those going through divorce, specialising in relationship differences and damaging communication styles.
Since 2015, Lesley has been a senior tutor and supervisor in counselling psychotherapy levels 4 and 5. Her passion is training and supervision for professionals and practitioners in law and other organisations.
Hayley Mill
Hayley has over a decade of experience working as an Executive assistant for corporate companies in London before setting up as a Virtual Assistant four years ago.
As a freelancer for Eleda, Hayley works away in the background managing Adele’s diary, the website and setting up remote workshops.
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