Elizabeth McKenzie, BACP

Elizabeth McKenzie is a BACP counsellor who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and the everyday effects of chronic illness. She works with concerns such as trauma, low self-esteem, addiction and life changes. Her approach aims to make reaching out feel easier and less daunting for someone taking that first step.

She focuses on building a respectful, accepting relationship where a person can speak without fear of judgement. Sessions centre on the client's needs and priorities, and she aims to create a space where thoughts and feelings can be shared and made sense of. The goal is to help people feel heard and understood so they can make changes they want in their life.

Elizabeth draws on a mix of practical and reflective methods. She uses Client-Centred ideas to prioritise the person’s experience and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses Psychodynamic ideas to look at past influences and Solution-Focused steps to set short-term goals.

Her background includes three years' experience and work within the charity sector supporting people affected by domestic and sexual violence. That experience colours her way of listening and responding, especially when someone has felt unheard.

Elizabeth offers sessions in English and works from the United Kingdom. She invites people to take small steps towards change and supports them through practical strategies and calm, steady listening.

How therapeutic approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. The counsellor listens deeply and follows the client's concerns, helping people feel heard and understood and then supporting them to make changes they want. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and can help with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful patterns by practising new ways of thinking and responding.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor and client will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. That collaborative process can mean using one approach for a while or blending methods to suit the issue being worked on.

Confirm the available session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or letting someone choose a calmer setting with lower bandwidth needs. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use these practical benefits to help people keep therapy consistent alongside everyday commitments.