Elizabeth McKenzie, BACP
Compassionate counsellor for parenting and life changes
Book with Elizabeth- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth McKenzie is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and parenting challenges. She uses a warm, listening style to make it easier to talk about hard things. Her aim is to help people feel heard and begin to make changes that suit their life.
She keeps sessions focused on the person's needs. Conversations are straightforward and non-judgemental. Elizabeth invites people to notice feelings and patterns, then works with them to find practical ways forward.
Background and approach
Her background includes three years of practice and work in the charity sector supporting people affected by domestic and sexual violence. That work shaped a calm, attentive approach and an emphasis on being truly listened to. Elizabeth draws on several approaches when it helps.
She blends client-centred listening with techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy to tackle unhelpful thinking. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that repeat over time and solution-focused techniques to build small, achievable steps. Sessions are geared to what each person needs.
Some people focus on coping skills for daily life. Others want to explore deeper feelings from past experiences. Elizabeth offers a steady, compassionate presence while people work towards clearer choices and greater self-acceptance.
What Elizabeth works with
Everything Elizabeth lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Elizabeth helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elizabeth lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and creating an accepting space. It helps people who need to feel heard before they can work on change. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviours and gives practical tools to manage anxiety, low mood or unhelpful patterns. Psychodynamic ideas explore how past experiences shape current feelings and repeated patterns, which can help when people want deeper understanding of long-standing issues.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they will try methods that match the situation and adjust the plan as progress is made, keeping things collaborative and paced to the person's needs.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work face to face when visual connection helps. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short updates, regular check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring responsibilities and busy days, while still using the same therapeutic approaches as in-person work.
Questions people ask about Elizabeth
What concerns does Elizabeth support?
She supports a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self esteem, grief, parenting, addictions, depression and bipolar.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm and listening-led, with a focus on making people feel heard and understood while working on practical steps and personal goals.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has three years of professional experience and has worked in the charity sector supporting people affected by domestic and sexual violence.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds BACP registration and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Elizabeth?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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