Elizabeth Gichuki, BACP
Elizabeth Gichuki is a counsellor who uses trauma-informed and relational approaches to help people make sense of painful experiences.
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Gichuki is a counsellor who uses trauma-informed and relational approaches to help people make sense of painful experiences. She works with adults who are dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, relationship concerns, anger and low self-esteem. Elizabeth speaks English and Swahili and practises from the United Kingdom, offering both in-person and online appointments.
She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred ideas to focus on what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
Sessions can include looking at past experiences, including early relationships, to understand patterns that repeat today. That can help people who have survived physical, sexual or emotional abuse, or who have left difficult relationships. Elizabeth uses a collaborative style.
She listens, reflects and offers practical ways to try new responses in day-to-day life. Work may include exploring values, working with difficult feelings, and learning small skills to manage stress and sleep problems. Her approach is flexible and tailored.
She may combine narrative and existential perspectives when people want to explore meaning, life choices or identity questions such as intimacy and sexual expression. She also supports people coping with career changes, compassion fatigue, ADHD and caregiving strain. With six years of experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Elizabeth aims to create a steady, thoughtful space.
She helps people understand what is holding them back and to build more helpful ways of living.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 394377 | January 2027 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Elizabeth lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Elizabeth names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Elizabeth combines Trauma-Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in practical, accessible ways. Trauma-Focused Therapy helps people process difficult memories and reduce their emotional hold by working through them at a pace that feels manageable. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on identifying what matters to a person and taking small, values-based steps even when emotions are strong.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals, comfort and preferences, then choose or blend methods accordingly. This is a collaborative process so plans can change as progress is made or as new issues come up.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are useful for fuller conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat or messaging can be used for short check-ins, ongoing reflections or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options aim to make it easier to maintain consistent contact, manage appointments around work or caregiving, and try therapy in a way that fits everyday life.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems can she help with?
She supports people with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, anger, relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem and sleep difficulties.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is collaborative and person-centred, using ACT, attachment-based ideas and narrative work to help people clarify values and change unhelpful patterns.
What experience does she bring?
She has six years of clinical experience working with adults on issues such as bereavement, trauma, ADHD and compassion fatigue.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Swahili, and she is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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