About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Shaw helps people facing LGBT concerns, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She is a counsellor with BACP registration and ten years of experience in the UK. She aims to offer a calm, respectful space where people can begin to sort things out at their own pace.
Her style is warm and attentive. She listens first, then works with each person to shape conversations and goals that feel useful.
How Elizabeth works
Sessions focus on what matters most to the client rather than fitting a single method to every problem. Elizabeth draws on client-centred work to place the person's perspective at the heart of sessions. That means conversations follow the client’s concerns and priorities, and the counsellor responds with reflection and clarification to help people feel heard.
She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that may come from earlier relationships or life experiences. In practice this means talking about what is happening now alongside exploring how past experiences affect feelings and choices. She supports people to understand unhelpful patterns and to try different ways of relating to themselves and others.
Practical steps and small experiments are used when they fit the goals. Elizabeth pays close attention to issues such as attachment, guilt and shame, life purpose, multicultural concerns, sexuality and women's issues. She tailors conversations and plans to each individual.
The overall aim is to help people build more self-love, clearer choices and better emotional balance.
Elizabeth lists 2 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.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How these approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience in the here and now. The counsellor follows the client's lead, reflects what is said and offers empathy to help people make their own sense of things. This approach can help with identity questions, self-esteem and feeling heard.Psychodynamic Therapy looks at patterns that can come from earlier relationships or life events. It helps people notice repeated reactions and emotional habits so they can try different ways of relating and feeling. This can be useful for recurring relationship issues and deep-seated feelings like guilt or shame.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs, and together they will decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process that can change as the work unfolds.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer writing, want ongoing check-ins, or need support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and daily life, while keeping the therapeutic focus central.
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