Counsellor profile
Elizabeth Shaw, BACP
Counsellor for LGBT and relationships
See online counselling options- Client-centred approach
- Psychodynamic therapy
- Supports depression
About Elizabeth
Counsellor Elizabeth Shaw is a BACP member with ten years' experience. She works with LGBT concerns, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression.
Elizabeth keeps sessions practical and focused. She listens and helps people talk through issues that matter to them. Conversations aim to clarify what is causing distress and to find workable steps forward.
Her main ways of working draw from client-centred and psychodynamic approaches. Client-centred work means she follows what the person brings and reflects it back, helping people feel understood and heard. Psychodynamic work looks at patterns from the past that repeat in current relationships and feelings.
She also addresses attachment problems, guilt and shame, life purpose, multicultural concerns, self-love, sexuality and women’s issues. These areas often appear alongside the core concerns listed above and are discussed openly in sessions.
Sessions are arranged through the site process. Prospective clients complete a short matching questionnaire before booking. Elizabeth uses that information to plan an initial meeting and to set simple goals together.
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own experience. The counsellor reflects what is said and follows the client's lead. This approach can help with feeling understood and clarifying personal feelings about relationships, sexuality and self-worth.Psychodynamic therapy looks at patterns that come from earlier relationships and experiences. It helps people notice repeated ways of thinking or behaving that affect current mood and connections with others. This can be useful for trauma, attachment issues and persistent low mood.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elizabeth will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and will agree a way of working together. The plan can change as sessions progress so the approach matches what is most helpful.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online counselling can help fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and make it easier to attend from a different location. Different formats may suit quieter check-ins, shorter sessions or times when video is not possible, and the counsellor can discuss practical arrangements when you book.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with LGBT concerns, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and depression. Additional focus areas include attachment, guilt and shame, life purpose, multicultural concerns, self-love, sexuality and women’s issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
Elizabeth uses client-centred and psychodynamic approaches. She listens to what you bring and also looks at repeating patterns that may come from past experiences.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are sessions arranged and what formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.