Liz Elshaw, BACP

Liz Elshaw is a UK counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, grief and loss, low mood, and self-esteem concerns. She supports those dealing with ADHD and autism-related challenges and offers practical help around motivation and confidence. Her straightforward approach aims to make starting therapy feel achievable for someone who is worried or unsure.

She has six years of professional therapeutic experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. Liz focuses on creating an open, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about plainly. Clients are encouraged to be honest about what they want to change and how they want to work.

Liz uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters to them and take small steps towards those values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and try out different responses. Attachment-based and emotionally focused ideas are used to understand patterns in relationships and build more helpful ways of connecting.

Sessions are practical and collaborative. Liz aims to agree clear goals and try techniques together in the session. She also supports people working through life changes, caring responsibilities, long-term illness, addiction-related issues and the emotional strain of difficult situations.

Her style is calm and down-to-earth. Liz encourages clients to set a pace that feels manageable and to bring what matters to them into each session.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people identify what matters to them and take small actions toward those values despite hard thoughts or feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and motivation problems. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and trying practical experiments to change how a person reacts. It often helps with anxiety, depression and stress. Emotionally-Focused and attachment-based ideas look at patterns in relationships and how past experiences shape current reactions; these approaches support people wanting to change how they connect with others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That choice is reviewed over time, so techniques can be adjusted if something isn’t helping.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make fitting sessions into everyday life easier by reducing travel and allowing appointments around work or caregiving. It also allows shorter check-ins when needed and makes it simple to use written materials or screen-sharing during a session. Registered or accredited professionals can tailor online sessions to focus on practical skills, values-based actions or relationship patterns depending on what a client needs.