About Elaine
Elaine Griffith is a counsellor with seven years' experience. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and offers an approachable, human-focused way of working. Elaine creates a calm space for people to talk about things that are causing them pain or confusion.
She aims to make the process straightforward and practical for those who are worried or overwhelmed. Elaine draws on several recognised counselling styles to match the needs of each person.
How Elaine works
She helps people pin down what they want to change and then explores options together. Sessions include setting simple goals and building a plan that feels achievable over time. Her work attends to both everyday stresses and deeper issues such as trauma, grief, addiction and relationship pain.
Her approach combines attention to emotions with practical steps. She often uses techniques that help people understand their patterns, manage anxiety and shift unhelpful thoughts. Mindfulness and cognitive tools are used alongside talking therapies that examine past experiences and attachments.
The focus is on steady progress rather than quick fixes. Elaine also supports people dealing with parenting strain, career questions and compassion fatigue. She offers help with eating and sleeping difficulties, obsessive thinking, panic and phobias.
Her aim is to walk alongside clients through tough moments while encouraging self-discovery and growth. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients internationally. Elaine works collaboratively, tailoring sessions to what each person finds most useful and achievable.
Elaine lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Elaine works with
The areas below are the ones Elaine selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Elaine’s approaches work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape feelings and expectations. It helps people understand patterns in their close connections and how those patterns affect current relationships and emotional responses.Client-centred therapy focuses on careful listening and accepting the person without judgment. It helps people feel heard and gradually build their own solutions, which can be especially useful for low mood, self-esteem and life direction questions.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test them with practical actions. It is often used for anxiety, panic, phobias and depressive thinking and can produce straightforward skills people can use between sessions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to decide what methods fit their goals and preferences. That plan may change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video is useful for standard one-hour sessions, phone can suit shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging helps people keep a steady dialogue between appointments. These options give flexibility for different schedules and practical needs.
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