- Thoughts and habits
- Compassionate listening
- Practical tools
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Hughes is a counsellor who uses a thoughts-and-everyday-habits focus to help people manage stress and anxiety. She works in a calm, empathic manner and aims to build a trusting relationship that supports change. Elizabeth holds BACP and has practised for nine years from the United Kingdom.
She meets people where they are and talks through how thoughts and routines shape feelings and behaviour. Sessions often look at small daily habits alongside thought patterns that keep problems in place. This plain approach helps people make steady, practical changes that fit their life.
Elizabeth draws on several ways of working to suit different needs. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people live by their values. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot and shift unhelpful thinking. A client-centred stance keeps the focus on each person’s experience.
Her background includes substantial work with depression, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also supports people with issues relating to self-esteem, anger, sleep, eating, career changes and ADHD. Her additional interests include attachment and communication problems, caregiver stress and chronic health concerns.
Sessions aim to increase self-awareness and practical coping skills. Elizabeth encourages people to test small changes and notice what helps. If someone is ready to begin, she invites them to take a next step and work alongside her toward recovery.
She meets people where they are and talks through how thoughts and routines shape feelings and behaviour. Sessions often look at small daily habits alongside thought patterns that keep problems in place. This plain approach helps people make steady, practical changes that fit their life.
Elizabeth draws on several ways of working to suit different needs. She uses acceptance and commitment ideas to help people live by their values. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used to spot and shift unhelpful thinking. A client-centred stance keeps the focus on each person’s experience.
Her background includes substantial work with depression, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also supports people with issues relating to self-esteem, anger, sleep, eating, career changes and ADHD. Her additional interests include attachment and communication problems, caregiver stress and chronic health concerns.
Sessions aim to increase self-awareness and practical coping skills. Elizabeth encourages people to test small changes and notice what helps. If someone is ready to begin, she invites them to take a next step and work alongside her toward recovery.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Motivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
9+ years
Credentials
BACP · United Kingdom
Languages
English
How therapy approaches translate to online care
Elizabeth commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to guide online work. ACT helps people clarify what matters to them and practise small actions that match those values, which can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes. CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and shifting them with practical experiments and behavioural steps to improve mood and routine.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elizabeth will discuss your goals and preferences and together you will decide which methods suit you best. This is a collaborative process and she adapts the plan as you progress.
The biography states she specialises in online therapy but does not list specific formats, so please confirm the available session types before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into busy lives, make shorter check-ins possible and reduce travel time. Online work can support consistent practice of new habits and make it easier to try strategies between sessions.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Elizabeth help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and grief, and covers relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, addictions, self-esteem and many related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is calm and empathic, focusing on how thoughts and everyday habits affect feelings. She blends practical techniques with a warm, client-centred stance.
How much experience does she have?
Elizabeth has nine years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns including trauma, addiction and mood difficulties.
What credentials and location apply?
She is listed with BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography highlights online practice but does not specify formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.