Counsellor profile
Elizabeth Ustabas, BACP
Counsellor for anxiety and relationships
See online counselling options- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Attachment issues
About Elizabeth
Counsellor Elizabeth Ustabas is a BACP member with four years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief and other concerns listed in her profile. Sessions are offered in English and she practises in the United Kingdom.
Elizabeth tends to treat each person as the expert on their own life. She uses straightforward conversation to help people understand patterns, make changes and cope better day to day. She pays attention to how attachment, communication and impulsivity can affect relationships and wellbeing.
Her background includes teaching counselling at levels 2 to 4, so she is familiar with how training informs practical practice. That experience also informs how she explains ideas and techniques during sessions. She aims to make concepts easy to use between meetings.
Work in the room often focuses on managing strong emotions such as anger, grief or anxiety. She also helps people dealing with addiction, bipolar or self-harm to identify coping steps and clearer options. Practical tasks and reflective discussion are mixed depending on what each person wants.
Elizabeth has particular experience supporting people who are neurodivergent and those struggling with attachment and intimacy-related issues. She talks through communication problems, commitment worries and control issues in a direct way. The approach is conversational and goal-centred when that suits the person.
If someone wants to start, they follow the site's matching steps and book a first session. Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Elizabeth describes her work as using evidence-based therapeutic techniques that are explained in simple terms. One common approach is focused conversation and practical tasks to change unhelpful routines and manage mood swings; this suits issues such as anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Another approach is looking at attachment and communication patterns to help with relationship difficulties, intimacy questions and control problems; this involves noticing interaction styles and trying alternative responses.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options with the client and decide together what to try based on needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative decision can be revisited if something does not feel helpful.
The original profile does not specify which session formats are used, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions make it easier to fit counselling around work and family life, or to keep check-ins shorter when needed. Online sessions can also reduce travel time and let someone continue work with a registered professional from different locations, depending on the format offered.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, ADHD, grief and related issues from the provided list.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses conversational, evidence-based techniques and practical tasks to help people notice patterns and try different coping steps.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What are the session formats and cost?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Cost varies with location and sessions operate via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site.
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.