Elizabeth McKenzie, BACP

Elizabeth McKenzie is a counsellor who supports people through stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, grief and life changes. She helps with issues such as addiction, sleep and eating difficulties, parenting strain, anger and career worries. Elizabeth aims to make the first contact straightforward and calm for anyone feeling nervous about reaching out.

She focuses on building a respectful, non-judgemental relationship so people can talk openly about painful or confusing experiences. Elizabeth uses a person-centred way of working that keeps the client’s needs at the centre of each session. She also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas and trauma-focused techniques where these suit the person’s goals.

Her background includes three years working in the charity sector supporting people affected by domestic and sexual violence. That experience shaped her approach to listening closely and offering steady support during difficult moments. Elizabeth describes her role as helping people feel heard and understood before trying new ways to cope.

Sessions aim to help people accept themselves more and then make the practical changes they want. She offers straightforward coaching-style help alongside therapeutic work for issues such as codependency, attachment concerns, bereavement and chronic illness. The goal is pacing change so it feels manageable.

Elizabeth is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation. She works in English and focuses on meeting each person where they are, with patience and practical attention to their goals.

How these approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on creating an accepting space where the person leads the conversation and the counsellor follows. It helps when someone needs to feel heard and start to make sense of difficult emotions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. In short practical steps it helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and try different behaviours to reduce anxiety, improve mood or change habits.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on understanding and gently processing traumatic memories and their effects. It aims to reduce overwhelm and build more effective coping over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals and preferences, and together they will choose methods that feel most helpful. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what the client wants to change.

Before booking, confirm which session formats are currently offered as the biography does not specify them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life by removing travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a break and making it simpler to attend from a convenient location. It can also save time on logistics so more focus stays on the therapeutic work itself.