Elizabeth 'Liz' Billing

Elizabeth 'Liz' Billing offers help for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or difficult relationship patterns. She works with those affected by past trauma, domestic violence, and the strain of separation or divorce. Liz aims to make the first contact calm and straightforward so people can decide if counselling feels right for them.

Her way of working is practical and person-centred. She listens first, then offers tools tailored to individual needs. Sessions can include gentle challenge of self-defeating beliefs and building on strengths to promote greater self-compassion.

Liz describes her practice as integrative, which means she draws on different methods to suit the person in front of her. She may use more structured approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when that best fits a client's goals. She is especially interested in how attachment and trauma shape relationships and behaviour.

Her background includes therapeutic work in workplace settings and with families affected by abuse and exploitation. She also draws on her own long-term journey of recovery to inform her empathy and practical support. Liz has seven years of experience and holds the NCPS credential.

People who come to her often want clearer ways to cope, kinder self-talk, and better ways of relating to others. She aims to help clients move towards greater acceptance and practical changes they can use day to day.

Therapeutic approaches and online working

Elizabeth uses an integrative approach, blending conversation with structured tools so sessions are practical and focused on what a person needs. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) may be used to identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours, which can help with anxiety, low mood and difficult coping habits.

She is also guided by attachment-informed work, which looks at how early relationships shape current ways of relating. This approach helps people understand patterns in close relationships and build kinder ways of connecting with themselves and others.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and can adapt the plan as progress is made.

Practical benefits of online work can include easier scheduling around daily life and the chance to have sessions without travelling. If you are considering sessions online, confirm the current session options before booking so you know which formats are available. This helps ensure the arrangement fits into your routine and needs.