Elaine Griffith

Elaine Griffith is a Humanistic Integrative counsellor with seven years of practice. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and follows its code of ethics. Elaine offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about distressing feelings and confusing life events.

She helps people identify parts of their life they want to change and supports them to set clear, realistic goals. Sessions focus on understanding what lies behind anxiety, low mood, relationship pain or grief, and on finding practical steps forward. Elaine draws on different ways of working to suit each person’s needs.

Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. She listens carefully, reflects what she hears, and helps clients find choices they might not have noticed. The work can be emotional and challenging, but Elaine frames those moments as part of making lasting changes.

Elaine combines person-centred ideas with cognitive behavioural thinking and psychodynamic perspectives. She also uses attachment-informed and mindfulness approaches when they help. This mix allows her to address patterns such as attachment wounds, communication problems, obsessive thoughts, and difficulties after separation.

People come to her for a wide range of concerns including stress, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, addiction, eating and sleeping issues, parenting and career worries. She accepts clients from the United Kingdom and international clients, and works in English.

How Elaine’s approaches translate to online counselling

Elaine often draws on attachment-informed work, client-centred methods and cognitive behavioural ideas. Attachment-informed work looks at how early relationship patterns shape feelings and closeness, helping people understand repeated patterns in relationships and intimacy. Client-centred methods focus on listening closely and reflecting what the client says so they feel seen and can make their own choices. Cognitive behavioural ideas look at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offer practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right mix is a collaborative process. Elaine will talk with each person about their goals, history and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which approaches to try and adjust them over time as needs change.

The biography does not specify which session formats are used, so please confirm current options before booking. Many people find online arrangements helpful for fitting therapy into busy lives because they remove travel time, can be easier to slot into a workday and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Discussing practical arrangements at the first meeting helps make sessions suit the individual’s routine and goals.