Elizabeth Kew, BACP

Elizabeth Kew is a BACP counsellor who chose this path seeking meaning and self-discovery. She brings four years of clinical experience and offers sessions across the United Kingdom. Elizabeth works online and by phone as well as in person, and she accepts international clients in English.

She trained with a Bachelor of Science in Counselling from the University of East London, a degree accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Early clinical work included roles at Islington Mind supporting people with complex psychological needs, and at St. Mary’s Hospital where she provided therapy for NHS staff in a sexual health clinic.

Her background also includes volunteering at The Listening Place, which offers face-to-face support for people in acute distress. That experience informed her interest in somatics and the mind-body connection, and she has previously taught yoga.

Elizabeth describes her practice as integrative. She draws on psychodynamic, existential and humanistic ideas and uses techniques from client-centred, cognitive behavioural and mindfulness approaches where helpful. Sessions focus on whatever a person brings, explored at a pace that feels manageable.

In sessions she listens for patterns, themes and links in life events and relationships. Elizabeth aims to help people understand themselves better and to choose changes that lead to more meaning and purpose. Practical tools and reflective conversation are combined to suit each person’s needs.

She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, ADHD and career questions. Additional focus areas include body image, attachment and adoption-related topics.

Approaches and online therapy that suit everyday life

Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of each session. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and follows the person’s lead to build understanding and trust. This helps when someone needs a safe space to make sense of feelings and choices.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Sessions can include setting small goals, trying new ways of responding, and learning coping techniques for anxiety, low mood or stress.

Existential ideas are used to explore meaning, values and life direction. These conversations help when people face big life changes or want more clarity about purpose and personal priorities.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elizabeth will work collaboratively to choose or combine methods based on a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That process can begin in the first few sessions and adapt over time as things change.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls let a person keep eye contact and use visual cues, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit check-ins or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to attend consistently, work around work or family commitments, and try different formats to see what feels most helpful.