Counsellor profile
Elizabeth Gichuki, BACP
BACP counsellor - relationships and parenting
Continue with ElizabethAbout
- Relationship challenges
- Parenting strain
- Trauma and grief
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Gichuki is a BACP-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom with six years' experience. She offers therapy for adults who are dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting stress and trauma. Sessions are carried out in English and Swahili and she sees international clients.
Elizabeth describes herself as an integrative relational counsellor. She mixes person-centred ideas with psychodynamic thinking to look at present problems and how early life affects current feelings. That can include looking at attachment, inner child themes, and patterns that repeat in relationships.
In practice she helps people talk through loss, anger, difficult relationships and the overlap between parenting and personal wellbeing. She also works with people who have experienced physical, sexual or emotional abuse and with those coping after narcissistic relationships. Her approach aims to increase understanding of what keeps someone stuck and to widen the options they have for responding.
Sessions focus on building a trusting working relationship and on practical reflection. Conversations may move between discussing current stresses and looking back to early experiences that shape present reactions. Clients can expect a mix of listening, gentle challenge and reflective exercises rather than directive advice.
She uses a range of therapeutic tools drawn from narrative, existential and acceptance-based approaches alongside more relational work. Elizabeth encourages people to notice small changes and to practise new ways of managing emotions between sessions. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
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How her therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without fighting them, and to act in ways that reflect what matters most. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and ongoing stress. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early connection patterns and how they show up now in relationships, which can clarify recurring conflicts and closeness struggles. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on careful listening and reflection, giving people space to tell their story and to make sense of it at their own pace.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Elizabeth treats this as collaborative and exploratory. She will help identify which methods suit the client's goals and temperament, and may combine approaches as needs become clearer over time.
The biography confirms she has delivered online sessions in the past, though it does not list current formats here. Please confirm the exact session options before booking. Online meetings can make it easier to fit therapy around parenting and work commitments, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people work from a quieter place or choose audio-only contact if that helps them engage. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises used in session to work in digital meetings so the focus remains on making practical changes and building understanding.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Swahili
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What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, parenting stress, trauma and related concerns such as low self-esteem and anger.
What style of therapy will I experience?
Her work is integrative and relational, using person-centred listening plus psychodynamic ideas and other approaches to make sense of patterns and feelings.
How much experience does she have?
Elizabeth has six years of clinical experience working with adults and young people on a range of issues including bereavement and abuse.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and practices from the United Kingdom.
Can I see her if I speak Swahili?
Sessions are offered in English and Swahili, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography notes she has delivered both face-to-face and online therapy in the past. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.