Elizabeth Brereton, BACP, NCPS
Elizabeth Brereton welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck or unsure about the next step.
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Brereton welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, stuck or unsure about the next step. She listens without judgement and helps each person work out what matters to them. Elizabeth aims to guide rather than direct, so clients keep control of their choices.
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, NCPS. Those credentials are noted to show her professional affiliations in the United Kingdom.
Background and approach
She has six years' experience supporting people with anxiety, stress, depression and grief. Elizabeth also helps people facing trauma and abuse, sexual concerns, addictions and difficulties around identity, including LGBT matters. She supports those coping with life changes, career pressures, anger or low self-esteem.
Additional interests include attachment and family of origin issues, ageing concerns, autism and the varied areas listed in her practice focus. Her main style is humanistic and person-centred, which means the client is the starting point for every session. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques when helpful to challenge unhelpful thinking and build practical skills.
Work is collaborative and paced to the person's needs. Elizabeth brings life experience and a straightforward manner to sessions. She values respect, openness and steadiness, and aims to help people move toward change or acceptance, depending on what they want.
The first step is simply to begin talking and see what shifts over time.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 381021 | May 2026 |
| NCPS | NCS22-03269 | August 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Elizabeth works with
Everything Elizabeth lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elizabeth lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
Online support
Motivational Interviewing is also part of her toolkit and helps when someone feels torn about change; it uses careful questions to build motivation and clarify personal goals. Together these approaches give a mix of acceptance, practical skill-building and goal-focused conversations tailored to each person's needs.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will explore your goals, preferences and what helps you most, then adapt methods collaboratively. Clients and therapist decide together whether to focus on exploring feelings, building coping skills, or enhancing motivation for change.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to regular support. Video calls let you use visual cues and work more like in-person sessions, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a short break, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or when writing helps express thoughts. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around daily life and commitments.
Frequently asked
What kinds of issues can I bring to sessions?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma, and also supports people with addictions, anger and self-esteem issues.
How would you describe your therapeutic style?
Elizabeth practises a humanistic, person-centred style and uses cognitive behavioural techniques when useful. The focus is on listening, collaboration and practical steps chosen together.
What experience does she have?
She has six years' experience working with people affected by abuse, grief, anxiety, addiction and identity concerns.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from outside the UK?
She accepts international clients, so people outside the United Kingdom can arrange sessions.
What formats are available for appointments?
Sessions can be delivered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How are costs and scheduling handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; to start you complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to availability.
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