Eila Ghrayeb, BACP

Eila Ghrayeb is an integrative psychotherapist who works with people navigating stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma, grief, addictions and a wide range of life challenges. She creates an accepting, respectful space where clients can be heard and begin to untangle intrusive thoughts, unwanted habits and emotional overwhelm. Eila supports people who struggle with trust, decision-making, intense emotions and low motivation, helping them develop clearer self-understanding and practical steps toward meaningful change.

Her experience spans work with relationship breakdown, anxiety, depression, eating disorders, childhood abuse, grief, substance misuse and adjustment to life changes, as well as supporting people with diagnoses such as bipolar disorder and borderline personality features. Eila has also worked directly in community settings with individuals facing homelessness, ADHD, behavioural and emotional difficulties, and alcoholism. She is comfortable addressing attachment-related concerns, family problems, self-harm, multicultural issues and women’s specific needs.

As a registered professional with the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - Eila blends evidence-informed methods to tailor therapy to each person’s preferences and goals. She meets clients where they are, accepts them without judgement and aims to equip them with skills and insight to continue their growth beyond therapy. Her integrative approach means sessions can be shaped around what will help each individual most.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites clients to notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate actions, and to commit to values-driven steps forward. This approach can help with anxiety, intrusive thoughts and unwanted habits by focusing on actions that matter to the person rather than on symptom elimination alone.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores early relational patterns and how they affect current relationships and emotional regulation. It can be particularly useful for people working through trust issues, intimacy-related concerns and family problems by helping them build more secure ways of relating.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers practical tools to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, supporting work on depression, anxiety, sleep and coping with life changes. These approaches are used flexibly and can be combined to meet individual needs.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Eila works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits best based on their goals, preferences and life context, adjusting methods as understanding deepens.

Online therapy with a registered professional offers practical flexibility - whether through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to access consistent support around work, family and location constraints, and they allow therapy to continue even when schedules or circumstances change.