About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Housden is a BACP counsellor with significant experience in mental health. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression. Elizabeth aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can be heard and begin to make sense of difficult feelings.
Her approach is integrative, drawing on a range of evidence-based therapeutic techniques to suit each person. She works at the client’s pace and focuses on practical steps that can reduce distress and build resilience.
How Elizabeth works
Conversations are straightforward and honest, with attention to what feels most important to the individual. Elizabeth has spent many years working across schools, specialist services and community settings. That breadth of work has given her experience with issues such as addiction, attachment concerns, abandonment and blended family challenges.
She also supports people dealing with domestic violence, panic attacks, personality difficulties and post-traumatic stress. She describes her style as warm and compassionate, informed by both professional work and her own lived experience of overcoming challenges. That combination shapes a grounded, empathetic way of talking through hard things and finding ways forward.
Sessions focus on clarifying goals, practising coping strategies and exploring patterns that keep problems in place. Practical tools and steady reflection are offered alongside emotional support. The aim is to help people move toward clearer thinking, stronger coping and more hopeful direction.
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
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Codependency
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 12 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How therapeutic approaches work online
Elizabeth uses integrative, evidence-based techniques that are explained simply and put into practice during sessions. One approach involves practical coping skills training to manage anxiety and panic symptoms through breathing, grounding and short behavioural steps. This helps people reduce intense symptoms and gain more control over daily reactions.Another common strand is trauma-informed work that focuses on pacing, stabilisation and processing in ways that feel manageable. This helps when memories or past abuse make daily life difficult, by offering gradual ways to build tolerance and safety. A third strand is bereavement and loss work that combines listening, meaning-making and practical tasks to help people adjust and carry on with life.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their concerns, goals and preferences, then suggest methods to try. Together they review what helps and adapt the plan over time so it fits the person’s needs.
Online therapy offers practical benefits such as flexibility to fit sessions around work or family, easier access for people outside the local area and different formats to suit comfort and technical needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers quicker real-time text exchanges, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. Registered and accredited professionals can deliver effective care through these formats, making it easier to get help when and how it suits you.
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