Counsellor profile
Elizabeth Housden, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - stress and trauma support
Continue with ElizabethWhere Elizabeth stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 70405
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Integrative approach
- Grief and loss
- Codependency focus
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Housden is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 12 years of counselling experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and depression, and lists codependency among her focus areas.
She keeps conversations direct and practical. Sessions look at current problems and how those problems affect daily life. She helps people notice patterns such as people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, or running on worry and guilt, then talks through small changes that feel doable.
Her training is integrative, which means she draws on more than one therapeutic method rather than using a single model. That lets her match techniques to the problem being discussed, whether it is panic, past trauma, or ongoing low mood. She will explain options and try things in a straightforward way.
Her background includes work in schools, specialist services and community settings. That experience informs how she supports someone who is juggling family demands, work pressures or recovery from past harms. She also notes personal lived experience with overcoming challenges and uses that perspective in session discussions.
Sessions begin by clarifying what is most pressing and what success would look like for the client. From there she works at a practical pace, using discussion and tried techniques to help people feel less overwhelmed and more able to set boundaries and look after themselves.
How sessions work
How Elizabeth adapts therapeutic methods for online work
Elizabeth uses an integrative style, combining techniques from evidence-based therapeutic approaches to suit the issue at hand. For example, cognitive behavioural ideas help identify and change unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns, which can be useful for anxiety, panic and low mood. Trauma-informed approaches focus on stabilisation and coping strategies first, then gently work with painful memories when someone feels ready.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and together they will try methods that feel workable. This makes the work collaborative rather than prescriptive and allows adjustments as progress is made.
The practical benefits of remote sessions depend on the formats offered, which are not specified in the biography. Please confirm available session formats before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or let someone take part without travelling. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, breathing practices and conversation-based techniques to suit an online session so the work stays focused and manageable.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she work with?
She supports adults with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem issues and depression, and lists codependency among her focus areas.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a straightforward, integrative approach and talks through practical steps to change patterns such as people-pleasing or difficulty saying no.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years of counselling experience working in schools, specialist services and community settings.
What credential and location details apply?
She is BACP and based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.