Counsellor profile
Päivi Griffiths, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and anxiety
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 380595
- Experience
- 6 years
- Languages
- English, Finnish, Swedish
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Codependency support
- Speaks Finnish and Swedish
About Päivi
Päivi Griffiths is a BACP-registered psychotherapeutic counsellor in the United Kingdom with six years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and relationship concerns. Päivi also supports people dealing with codependency and related patterns such as people-pleasing and difficulty with boundaries.
She starts by listening to each person's story and recognising the strengths they already have. Sessions focus on practical, downward-to-earth conversation rather than jargon. Päivi treats the person as the expert on their life and helps them notice choices they might not have spotted before.
Päivi uses Client-Centred Therapy, which means the sessions are driven by the client's concerns and paced to suit them. This approach is suited to problems that grow from relationship patterns, low self-worth, and past hurts. It helps people feel heard and to try out new ways of relating and deciding.
Her background includes work with anxiety, post-traumatic stress, attachment and abandonment issues, body image and cultural concerns. She also addresses communication problems, commitment worries, separation and the shame that often follows relational hurt. Conversation in Finnish or Swedish is available alongside English.
Practical matters are handled simply. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients use the online matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the online therapy options button.
How sessions work
How her client-centred approach fits online work
Client-Centred Therapy places the client's concerns at the centre of sessions and follows the pace the client sets. In practice this means the counsellor listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps the client make decisions about what to focus on. This approach can be useful for anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship patterns and processing past hurt.The aim is to work together to find what helps. Päivi will discuss how the approach feels and adapt direction based on the client's needs, goals and preferences. Deciding what to try is a collaborative process rather than something prescribed up front.
The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time. Because session formats are not specified in the biography, please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to keep continuity of care when life is busy and allow for different ways of checking in depending on how the client feels that week.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Finnish, Swedish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and relationship struggles. Additional focus areas include codependency, attachment and communication problems.
How does she approach therapy?
She practises Client-Centred Therapy, which centres on the client's priorities and pace. Sessions are conversational and focus on the client's strengths and choices.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working as a counsellor in the UK.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English, Finnish and Swedish.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to start therapy?
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.