Elaine Griffith, BACP

Elaine Griffith is a counsellor with seven years' experience who combines humanistic and integrative methods to meet each person's needs. She is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and works with clients from the United Kingdom and internationally. Elaine creates a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what has been causing them pain or confusion.

She helps people identify the parts of life they want to change and sets practical goals together. Sessions focus on what matters now and on finding small steps that lead to clearer choices. Elaine uses conversational listening alongside structured techniques so sessions feel grounded and purposeful.

Her work covers common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma. She also supports people with relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, and career or life-purpose questions. Additional focus includes attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems, infidelity, and obsessive or compulsive difficulties.

Elaine blends client-centred listening with cognitive approaches and psychodynamic ideas to help people understand patterns and try different ways of coping. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are used when helpful to build new skills and notice progress. Therapy is described plainly and aimed at steady, realistic change.

People who prefer a collaborative, steady approach are likely to find her style helpful. Elaine works by walking alongside clients through difficult feelings and by supporting practical steps towards recovery and greater wellbeing.

How Elaine's Approaches Work Online

Elaine combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural techniques and attachment-based thinking to support people through online sessions. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on empathetic listening and helping people feel heard so they can explore what matters most. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) offers simple, practical exercises to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and is often used for anxiety, depression and panic. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps people understand how early bonds affect current feelings and reactions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Elaine will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then suggest a plan. That plan can change over time, and she encourages collaboration so clients help shape what happens in sessions.

Online formats give practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth or being on camera is difficult, live chat offers shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and travel, while keeping the focus on steady progress and skill building.