Tina Elliston

Tina Elliston is a counsellor and psychotherapist who works with individuals to meet their specific needs. She keeps caseloads small so she can get to know each person and tailor sessions. Tina describes herself as warm and approachable and aims to help people set their own goals and move forward at their own pace.

She uses a mixture of counselling skills, mindfulness, cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), emotionally-focused techniques and narrative and solution-focused ideas. Sessions can include practical worksheets, reading suggestions and regular check-ins to support progress. Tina helps people build awareness and coping tools to manage stress, anxiety, sleep problems and low self-esteem.

Her background includes nursing and midwifery, and she brings that experience into work around fertility difficulties, pregnancy, baby loss and birth trauma. She has worked with women on issues such as menopausal symptoms, brain fog, and the emotional impact of health concerns. Tina also supports people navigating relationship problems and intimacy-related issues.

Tina holds NCPS and additional diplomas covering areas such as ADHD, autism, attachment theory, bereavement, bipolar and narcissism. She has five years' experience as a counsellor and therapist and has delivered bereavement support and perinatal work alongside her clinical practice.

People who want to start can expect a collaborative process. Tina offers outcome-focused sessions that still respect pace, with options for bite-sized work and longer plans when needed. She accepts international clients and runs sessions in English.

How therapeutic approaches work in online counselling

Tina uses client-centred methods that focus on the person’s own goals and pace. This approach helps people feel heard and shapes the sessions around what matters most to them.

She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try practical changes. CBT is often useful for anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties because it offers clear exercises and small steps to test out between sessions.

Emotionally-focused ideas are used to look at patterns in relationships and to help people understand and change how they connect with others. This can be helpful for intimacy issues and for repairing communication problems.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, preferences and life situation. That choice can change over time as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats Tina currently offers before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also means worksheets and reading material can be shared easily to support work between meetings.