About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Brereton greets people with a calm, non-judgemental presence. She listens first and asks gentle questions to help someone say what matters. Her focus is on supporting individuals through stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and changes in life.
Elizabeth is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, NCPS. She brings six years of professional practice and life experience to sessions.
How Elizabeth works
She says the person in the room is the priority and works to create an accepting space where people can be themselves. Her counselling style is rooted in Client-Centred Therapy. That means she follows each person’s pace and pays attention to what they say.
She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, so practical steps and thinking patterns are part of the work when they are helpful. Elizabeth has supported people facing a wide range of concerns, including sexual and emotional abuse, addictions, identity and sexuality questions, ADHD and issues linked to autism. She also helps with self-esteem, anger, career stress and coping after loss or separation.
Sessions are conversational and straightforward. Elizabeth aims to support people to change what they want to change, or to accept things they cannot alter. She encourages realistic steps, reflection and building tools that fit each person’s life.
Based in the United Kingdom, her approach is practical and compassionate. She invites people to bring what they have, and works alongside them to find a clearer path forward.
Elizabeth lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Elizabeth works with
The areas below are the ones Elizabeth selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Practical approaches for online therapy
Elizabeth works from a client-centred base, which means sessions start by listening to what matters to each person and following their pace. Client-Centred Therapy helps people feel heard and accepted, which can be especially useful when dealing with identity questions, grief or low self-worth.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, a hands-on approach that looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour. CBT helps people spot unhelpful thoughts, try small experiments and build new habits to reduce anxiety, depression or stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elizabeth will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That choice is revisited as therapy progresses so the plan stays useful and realistic.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls work well for full conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can fit into a short break or suit those who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help people fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel, and make it easier to maintain continuity when life is busy.
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