Counsellor profile
Penelope 'Penny' Grigg, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and addiction
See online counselling options- Client-Centred approach
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Mindfulness practice
About Penelope
Counsellor Penelope 'Penny' Grigg is a BACP member with nine years' practice in the United Kingdom. She works with people on stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, and a wide range of other difficulties including ADHD and grief.
Penny uses an integrative approach. She blends Client-Centred methods with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Existential ideas, Mindfulness and Narrative work. That mix is used to respond to whatever a person brings to a session rather than following a single formula.
She has particular experience supporting people affected by addiction, anxiety and trauma, including PTSD and coercive control. She has also worked with those who identify as autistic and with people facing abandonment, attachment or relationship rupture. Penny lists work on eating, sleeping, career and compassion fatigue among her areas of focus.
In practice she pays attention to how someone thinks, feels and relates in the moment. Sessions look at past experiences and current patterns, and try out small changes that can help day-to-day life. Mindfulness and narrative techniques are used alongside practical CBT strategies when these fit the person’s needs.
Penny works with adults in the UK. She maintains clinical supervision and professional insurance as part of her practice. People wanting to start are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How Penny uses CBT, client-centred and mindfulness online
Client-Centred work focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to you. It helps people feel understood and to make sense of decisions and relationships. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses small practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple awareness exercises to reduce reactivity and improve attention, useful for stress, rumination and some eating or sleeping issues.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Penny talks with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and agrees which methods to try. That choice is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
The practical benefits of online counselling make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life. Many people find it quicker to join a session around work or family commitments and it can reduce travel time. The exact session formats are not listed here, so confirm current options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can offer online work that lets you continue therapy without a long commute while working on the same issues you would in face-to-face sessions.
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Primary focus
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most often?
Penny works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief and related issues such as self-esteem and eating or sleeping problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses an integrative, client-centred style mixing Client-Centred Therapy, CBT, Existential and Narrative approaches plus mindfulness techniques to fit the person's needs.
What experience does she bring?
She has nine years' practice and has worked extensively with addiction, anxiety, trauma, PTSD and people who have experienced abuse, neglect or coercive control.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP in her profile.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time; she works with people in the United Kingdom.
How are fees and payment handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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.