Elaine Griffith

• Stress and anxiety
• Attachment and relationships
• CBT and mindfulness

About Elaine

Elaine Griffith helps people work through stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and a wide range of emotional concerns using a mix of counselling approaches that suit each person. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has seven years' experience.

Elaine offers a listening approach that aims to identify the parts of life causing difficulty. She works collaboratively to set goals and decide practical steps. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on understanding patterns from the past that affect current feelings.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to look at close relationships and how they shape emotional responses. She also uses client-centred methods to keep the person's priorities central to sessions. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used where helpful to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.

Elaine also includes psychodynamic thinking to consider underlying feelings and Mindfulness-based ideas to build present-moment awareness. These methods are blended to fit the person's concerns rather than using a single fixed model.

Clients commonly bring issues such as trauma and abuse, addiction, intimacy problems, parenting stress, depression, panic and obsessive-compulsive patterns. Elaine will discuss these concerns and plan a clear way forward with agreed goals and review points.

She works in English and accepts people from outside the UK. Before booking, clients are invited to check current session options and practical steps for getting started.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships affect current feelings and behaviour; online conversations can help identify repeating patterns and improve relationship understanding. Client-centred counselling focuses on the person's own goals and priorities, with the counsellor following the person's lead to explore what matters most. Cognitive behavioural work involves noticing and testing unhelpful thoughts and actions, and can include practical exercises to use between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will discuss the person's needs, goals and preferences and decide together which approaches to use. This will be reviewed as therapy progresses to make sure the plan still fits.

Session formats are not specified in the original biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins where needed. They can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera, who need lower bandwidth options, or who want to schedule sessions around work or family commitments. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tools and exercises for remote work so practical therapy tasks continue between meetings.

Topics Elaine lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Depression
• Addictions
• Family conflicts
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Communication problems
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Infidelity
• Life purpose
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Elaine

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She lists anxiety and panic disorder among her areas of work and uses techniques such as CBT and mindfulness to address anxious thoughts and panic attacks.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She is a humanistic integrative counsellor who combines attachment-based, client-centred, cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic approaches depending on what suits the person.

What experience does she have?

She has seven years' experience working as a counsellor and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Where is she based and registered?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is a member of the BACP as stated in her profile.

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session as described in the profile.