Liz Elshaw, BACP

Liz Elshaw is a UK counsellor who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and challenges linked to ADHD and autism. She supports people facing relationship strain, parenting worries, addiction concerns, and major life changes. Her approach aims to make reaching out feel like a manageable step rather than a daunting leap.

She keeps sessions straightforward and grounded. Conversations focus on what’s happening now and what can change next. She encourages people to speak honestly about what they are feeling and to try small practical steps between sessions.

Liz draws on several practical approaches. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based ideas shape how she helps people notice unhelpful patterns and build different habits. Emotionally-Focused and Client-Centred ways of working guide how she listens and responds in sessions.

With six years of professional experience, she has supported people through bereavement, chronic illness, caregiving stress, anger and trauma, among other concerns. Her practice pays attention to both immediate coping and longer-term patterns that keep problems recurring.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Liz is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and books a time that fits their schedule.

Therapeutic approaches for online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being pushed around by them. It focuses on identifying personal values and taking small actions that move a person towards a more meaningful life, which can help with anxiety, low mood and motivation problems.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and short experiments to change unhelpful thinking and build different habits, useful for stress, anxiety and depression.

Attachment-Based ideas and a Client-Centred way of working shape how she listens and responds during sessions. These approaches focus on building trust in the therapeutic relationship and exploring how early patterns affect present day relationships and emotional responses.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then tailor methods to the person’s needs. That process is collaborative and can change over time as needs evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions reduce the need for high bandwidth, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports reflection over time. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments and to keep up with sessions when life is busy.