Penelope 'Penny' Grigg, BACP
Penelope 'Penny' Grigg offers a warm, client-centred approach that helps people talk through difficult feelings and life challenges.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- +19 more
About Penelope
Penelope 'Penny' Grigg offers a warm, client-centred approach that helps people talk through difficult feelings and life challenges. She uses straightforward conversation and practical techniques to steady people under stress and anxiety. Penny's style aims to make sessions feel calm and focused from the first meeting.
Penny is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She brings nine years of counselling experience and draws on a mix of approaches to meet each person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions are offered in English and delivered remotely by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Her work often focuses on trauma and abuse, addictions, depression and bipolar mood concerns, and self-esteem and body-image struggles. She also helps people cope with grief, career stress, compassion fatigue and major life changes.
Penny supports those dealing with relationship issues, intimacy concerns and parenting strain using clear, practical steps. Penny combines client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural ideas and narrative approaches to help people make sense of painful patterns. She also uses mindfulness skills to reduce overwhelm and improve sleeping and eating habits.
Her aim is to help people discover small, steady changes that make daily life easier. People who choose to start will complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions to suit their schedule. Fees are handled through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
International clients are not accepted; practice is based in the United Kingdom.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 388696 | June 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 Penelope works with
Everything Penelope lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Penelope lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
Finding the right approach is part of the process and will be a shared decision. Penny will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences, and then try methods that fit. The plan can change as therapy progresses to match what is helping most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls are useful for richer conversation and non-verbal cues, phone sessions work well when lower bandwidth or a quieter check-in is needed, and chat or text can suit shorter, more frequent check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or health demands while keeping continuity of care across sessions.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?
Penny works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, self-esteem and body-image problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a client-centred approach alongside cognitive behavioural techniques, narrative work and mindfulness to make sessions practical and focused on what helps day to day.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of counselling experience working with issues such as addiction, trauma, anxiety and autism-related concerns.
Where is she based and what accreditation does she hold?
Her practice is in the United Kingdom and she is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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