Elizabeth Brereton, BACP, NCPS

Elizabeth Brereton offers a calm, non-judgemental therapeutic presence focused on listening, understanding, and gently guiding people toward the changes they want. She places the person seeking help at the centre of the work, preferring to support and empower rather than tell someone what to do. Her approach draws on humanistic, person-centred values while also bringing in practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy when that will help the process.

Elizabeth is a registered member of the BACP, the UK professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists, and an accredited member of the NCPS, an accreditation that recognises professional standards in counselling and psychotherapy. She has six years of experience working with people facing grief, various forms of abuse - including sexual, emotional, physical, and financial - bullying, anxiety, issues around sexuality, and the particular challenges experienced by autistic adults. Her caseload has included addictions such as sex and porn addiction, anger, career and life transitions, depression, low self-esteem, ADHD, and difficulties with attachment and abandonment.

Now in her sixties, Elizabeth draws on life experience alongside clinical skills to meet clients with acceptance and steadiness. She is open, straightforward, and unflappable, and she aims to help each person become who they want to be without asking them to compromise their identity. Her style is warm and respectful, and she works collaboratively with people to find the best pathway forward for their needs.