Elizabeth Kew, BACP
Elizabeth Kew is a BACP counsellor who chose therapy as a career to help people find meaning and direction.
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Kew is a BACP counsellor who chose therapy as a career to help people find meaning and direction. She trained with a BSc in Counselling from the University of East London and now offers sessions across the United Kingdom. She meets clients online, by phone, and in person and adapts to each person's needs.
Her early clinical work included roles at Islington Mind, where she supported people with complex mental health concerns, and St.
Background and approach
Mary's Hospital, offering therapy to NHS sexual health staff. She also volunteered at The Listening Place, a charity providing face-to-face support for people in severe crisis. These roles shaped her practical experience over four years.
Elizabeth draws on several therapeutic traditions to tailor sessions for each person. She combines psychodynamic ideas with existential and humanistic perspectives, and uses mindfulness and client-centred ways of working. She explains things plainly and lets clients set the pace for what they want to talk about.
Sessions focus on everyday problems as well as deeper life questions. Common topics she addresses include stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem, and parenting concerns. She also works with neurodiversity, body image and chronic health-related challenges.
In practice she listens for patterns and themes in a person’s story. Together with the client she clarifies goals and chooses practical steps that fit their life. Her aim is to help people gain clearer choices, better understanding and calmer ways of coping.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 400363 | July 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Elizabeth lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic 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
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. Online CBT often includes practical exercises and small experiments to try between sessions, which can help with anxiety, low mood and stress management.
Elizabeth will work collaboratively to find the best approach for you. Early sessions are used to agree goals and try methods that suit your needs and preferences. Together you can adapt the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you have a fuller conversational experience, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a short break, while live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins or ongoing reflection between longer sessions. These options make it easier to maintain momentum and fit therapy around work, caring duties or travel.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Elizabeth help with?
She works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, relationship and intimacy matters, self-esteem, parenting, sleeping and eating difficulties, ADHD and bipolar-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her style is integrative and client-centred, blending psychodynamic, existential and mindfulness approaches with practical conversation. Sessions are paced to match what each person brings and what they want to achieve.
What clinical experience does she have?
Elizabeth has four years of clinical experience, including roles at Islington Mind and as an associate counsellor at St. Mary’s Hospital, plus volunteering at The Listening Place.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds a BSc in Counselling from the University of East London and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She practises across the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Elizabeth offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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