Elizabeth Housden , BACP

Elizabeth Housden is a BACP-registered counsellor who brings a warm, compassionate, and non-judgmental presence to her therapeutic work. With 12 years of counselling experience and a long background in the mental health field, she creates a space where people can feel heard, supported, and understood as they explore challenges and consider new ways forward.

Her core training is in integrative therapy, which means she draws on a range of therapeutic methods and adapts them to suit each person’s individual needs. This flexible approach allows her to work at the client’s pace, helping them move toward clarity, healing, and greater resilience. BACP refers to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, indicating professional registration with a recognised counselling body.

Elizabeth has worked with both adults and young people on issues such as anxiety, addiction, stress, anger, trauma and abuse, depression, bereavement and grief, self-harm, and low self-esteem. Her professional background includes roles in schools, specialist services, community settings, and work within a peripatetic team, giving her experience across a variety of contexts.

Alongside formal training, she draws on personal lived experience of overcoming challenges, which informs a genuine, empathetic way of relating to others. She aims to walk alongside clients as they make sense of difficult experiences and discover new ways to cope, grow, and find purpose.

Integrative approaches and the advantages of online therapy

Elizabeth’s practice is grounded in an integrative approach that combines techniques from multiple therapeutic models to suit each person’s situation. This means she adapts methods to address problems such as anxiety, depression, and relationship or trauma-related difficulties, working with clients to find what helps most in their lives. She also uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical strategies and reflective work to support recovery and emotional regulation.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Elizabeth works with each individual to identify goals, consider preferences, and trial methods that feel most helpful. Over time, she and the client assess progress and refine the plan together so the therapy remains tailored and relevant.

Online therapy using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility and accessibility for people with busy schedules, geographic constraints, or mobility needs. Licensed professionals and therapists can provide consistent support through these formats, allowing clients to attend sessions from familiar settings, maintain continuity of care, and integrate therapeutic work more easily into day-to-day life.