About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Pickford is a counsellor with three years of clinical practice and a BACP credential. She meets people who are coping with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addiction and relationship or parenting worries. Her early career included long experience supporting children and families, and that background informs how she listens now.
Elizabeth uses a person-centred stance in sessions. She aims to create calm, respectful space where people can talk through what is troubling them.
How Elizabeth works
She focuses on building trust and understanding before suggesting practical steps or skills to try between sessions. Her approach often draws on attachment ideas to look at how past relationships shape current patterns. She also uses emotionally focused work to help people notice and name feelings and to change difficult interaction cycles.
Trauma-focused methods are used when past events continue to cause distress. Sessions are conversational and paced to each person’s needs. Elizabeth encourages honest reflection and tries to make next steps clear and doable.
Practical topics might include managing low mood, coping with big life changes, addressing substance use, or rebuilding intimacy and trust. People who want a grounded, relational style may find her helpful. She explains things plainly and supports clients to set goals they can work towards.
The aim is clearer self-understanding and steadier day-to-day coping.
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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How attachment and emotion work online
Elizabeth often uses attachment-based ideas to explore how early relationships affect current feelings and reactions. This approach helps when patterns of trust, closeness or fear of rejection show up in relationships or parenting roles.She also draws on emotionally focused therapy to help people identify and name strong emotions and change unhelpful interaction cycles. EFT work is useful for improving connection, reducing recurring conflict, and managing intense feelings linked to loss or trauma.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with clients about their concerns, goals and what feels comfortable, then choose or combine methods together. That collaborative decision is revisited as therapy continues to make sure the plan still fits.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can work well when a shorter check-in is needed or bandwidth is limited. Messaging and live chat suit people who prefer writing between sessions or need flexible, brief contact outside scheduled appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
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