Liz Elshaw

Liz Elshaw is a UK counsellor who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief and depression. She supports those working through parenting strains, relationship worries, and changes like bereavement or life transitions. Liz also offers help for people living with ADHD, addiction concerns, and challenges around self-esteem and motivation.

She trained in the United Kingdom and has six years of professional therapeutic experience, including work with autistic clients and people with ADHD. Liz aims to make sessions relaxed and non-judgemental so clients can talk honestly about what is hard for them. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where small practical steps can make everyday life feel more manageable.

Liz draws on a mix of approaches to match different needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps spot and reshape unhelpful thinking patterns, while Emotion-Focused and Attachment-Based ways of working support understanding feelings and relationship patterns.

Sessions usually focus on what is useful right now and on building skills people can use between meetings. Liz pays attention to practical coping strategies alongside deeper emotional work. Many people come for help with anger, eating concerns, trauma and abuse, or life events like divorce and separation.

If someone wants to start, Liz asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to availability. She works in English and practises under BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps in that direction, even when feelings are difficult. It is useful for stress, anxiety and finding motivation. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on spotting links between thoughts, feelings and actions, and learning practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it often helps with anxiety, depression and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how past and current relationships shape emotional responses and can be helpful for people wanting to understand patterns in relationships and attachment.

Choosing the right approach is usually a joint process. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences, try different ways of working, and agree what feels most useful. This collaborative process means methods can be adapted as therapy progresses to better fit what you need.

If you are interested in online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people maintain contact with a therapist when life changes make in-person meetings difficult. Registered or accredited professionals aim to tailor the practicalities so sessions fit into everyday life.