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Elizabeth Davis

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Elizabeth Davis, BACP

United Kingdom

Counsellor - Parenting and trauma

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About

  • Attachment work
  • CBT techniques
  • Infant mental health

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Davis is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 14 years of counselling experience. She lists stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting and coping with life changes among her main concerns.

Elizabeth brings long experience from work with children and families in community and voluntary services. She has an MA in Infant Mental Health and additional qualifications in trauma-informed counselling for children and young people, a practitioner accreditation in a three-step birth-trauma process, and accreditation in Video Interactive Guidance.

She sees adults, children and teenagers and supports parents who are worried about bonding, infant mental health and parenting challenges. She also works with people facing bereavement, ongoing anxiety, the after-effects of abuse, and big life transitions.

In sessions she uses a mix of approaches. These include attachment-based work to look at relational patterns, client-centred listening to help people speak their concerns, cognitive behavioural steps for managing distressing thoughts, psychodynamic thinking about recurring patterns, and solution-focused tasks to build immediate practical change.

Elizabeth aims to move at a pace set by the person who comes to see her. She describes the first sessions as a chance to clarify priorities and agree how to proceed. Practical tools and reflective conversation are combined so people can leave with both new understanding and actions to try between sessions.

Her practice sits in the United Kingdom and she carries the BACP registration shown above. Sessions are conducted in English.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches and working online

Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and how early bonds influence current patterns. It helps when people are noticing repeating difficulties in close relationships or when parents worry about bonding and infant mental health.

Client-centred counselling offers a listening approach that prioritises the person's own priorities and pace. It is useful for people who want to talk things through and set their own goals. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact and can provide practical steps to reduce anxiety and manage stress between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and together they will choose ways of working that suit the person’s situation. This is a collaborative process and can be reviewed as needs change.

The original profile does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm which options are offered before booking. Many people find remote sessions help fit counselling around parenting and work commitments, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists who offer video or phone sessions can vary session length and structure to suit practical schedules.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDomestic violenceEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Psychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

14+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of family and parenting concerns does she help with?

She works with parenting difficulties, bonding and attachment worries, antenatal and postnatal concerns, birth trauma, blended family issues and fatherhood questions.

Which therapeutic approaches does she use?

She blends attachment-based work, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques, psychodynamic reflection and solution-focused tasks to match the issue at hand.

How long has she practised as a counsellor?

She has 14 years of counselling experience, alongside more than 30 years of work in community and voluntary services with children and families.

What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works in the United Kingdom.

Can I see her if I don’t live in the UK or want sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently taking international clients.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to work with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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