Elizabeth Hughes

Elizabeth Hughes is a psychotherapist with nine years' experience working with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and anger. She is a BACP professional based in the United Kingdom and offers therapy in English, including to international clients. Elizabeth focuses on building a calm, compassionate relationship that helps people feel understood and respected from the start.

She creates a non-judgemental space where clients can talk about painful experiences. That includes trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, grief and intimacy-related issues. Elizabeth aims to help people regain motivation, self-esteem and emotional balance after difficult events.

Her approach blends practical and reflective methods. Sessions emphasise understanding thoughts and feelings, then trying out different ways of responding. Clients work on spotting unhelpful beliefs and testing new behaviours that better match their values and goals.

Elizabeth also addresses parenting strain, sleep and eating difficulties, career pressures and long-term health challenges such as chronic pain. She offers support for people navigating adoption and foster care issues, attachment concerns and bereavement, among other areas.

Therapy with her tends to be collaborative. Clients can expect clear discussions about what they want to change, small experiments to try between sessions, and gentle tracking of progress. When someone is ready, Elizabeth helps them build practical skills and stronger self-awareness to manage life’s ups and downs.

How therapy approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on what matters to them. It uses simple exercises to clarify values and to try small actions that build a more meaningful life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical steps to change patterns that cause distress. It suits problems like anxiety, low mood and sleep issues.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and life situation, and together they will choose methods that fit. That process is collaborative and can change as needs shift during therapy.

The profile notes a focus on online psychotherapy, so confirm the exact session options when booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets clients try therapeutic exercises at home and bring real-life examples into sessions for discussion.