Elizabeth Gichuki

Elizabeth Gichuki is a counsellor who uses a relational, integrative approach to help people facing life changes and loss. She holds BACP accreditation, and draws on a mix of person-centred and psychodynamic ideas to guide sessions. Elizabeth communicates in English and Swahili and works with adults seeking clearer ways forward.

Her practice focuses on grief, bereavement and end-of-life concerns alongside anxiety, depression and relationship problems. She also supports people dealing with trauma, low self-esteem, anger and ADHD-related difficulties. Conversations can cover intimacy, communication problems and pressures from caring roles.

Elizabeth aims to help people understand how past experiences shape current feelings and choices. Sessions may look at earlier relationships and inner-child material alongside present-day patterns. The work is collaborative and paced to what each person needs in the moment.

She blends practical steps with reflective conversation. That can mean noticing unhelpful habits, trying new ways of responding, and making sense of painful memories. The goal is to help someone feel less stuck and more able to make preferred choices.

Elizabeth has six years' experience working with adults in the United Kingdom. She offers help for people coping with grief, caregiver stress and other end-of-life concerns, and encourages people to bring their own goals to therapy. To begin, she asks people to describe what they hope to change so sessions can be shaped around those aims.

How therapeutic approaches work online with grief and relationships

Elizabeth often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed, and then take small steps towards what matters to them. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and helps people make different choices in close relationships.

Choosing an approach is a shared task. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and suggest ways of working that suit them. That makes it possible to try an approach and adjust it if it does not fit.

Practical benefits of online therapy include making it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and reducing travel time. Online work can also help when someone prefers a shorter check-in or needs less time away from other responsibilities. Confirm the specific session options before booking so arrangements match personal circumstances and daily routines.