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Elizabeth Shaw, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 10 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Self esteem Depression

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Elizabeth Shaw helps people facing LGBT concerns, relationship pain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She aims to make the first step feel less daunting and offers a calm, respectful presence for those who reach out. Elizabeth is a BACP counsellor with ten years of experience working in the United Kingdom.

She listens without judgement and builds sessions around the person in front of her. Conversations are shaped by what matters to the client, not by rigid protocols.

Background and approach

Elizabeth explains things plainly and helps people notice patterns that get in the way of feeling better. Her work draws on client-centred ways of relating, which focus on the client’s experience and choices. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past relationships and early experiences can influence current feelings and behaviour.

Together these approaches help people understand how they got stuck and how to move forward. Elizabeth supports people with attachment questions, shame and guilt, sexuality, women’s issues, life purpose and multicultural concerns in addition to her core specialities. She aims to create a space where sensitive topics can be talked about honestly and at the pace the client chooses.

Practical steps are discussed alongside emotional work. Sessions can help with clearer decisions, improved self-respect and a stronger sense of what matters next. Elizabeth tailors the pace and focus to each person’s needs.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s experience in the moment. The therapist listens closely, reflects what the client says and supports the client to make their own choices. This approach is useful for issues like self-esteem, identity and relationships where feeling heard matters.

Psychodynamic therapy looks at how early relationships and repeated patterns shape current feelings and reactions. It helps people understand why they repeat certain behaviours and how past experiences influence present choices, which can be helpful for trauma, attachment worries and long-standing emotional difficulties.

Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and try ways of working to see what feels most helpful. Together they will adjust the focus and pace so the therapy fits the client’s needs and preferences.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and a fuller conversational flow. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, reflective writing or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to keep regular sessions and to choose the format that works best for daily life.

What kinds of problems does Elizabeth specialise in?

She works with LGBT concerns, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem difficulties and depression, plus related areas such as attachment problems, guilt and shame.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a client-centred style that focuses on the person’s experience and choice, combined with psychodynamic work that looks at how past relationships affect current feelings.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has ten years of professional work experience in counselling and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom.

What credentials and region are listed?

She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and practices in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She is not taking international clients at this time; sessions are offered to people within the United Kingdom.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How do subscriptions and cost work?

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

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

LGBT
Relationship issues
Trauma and abuse

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 10 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Elizabeth Shaw, BACP

Background and approach

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with lgbt