Elizabeth Davis, BACP

Elizabeth Davis is a counsellor who focuses on supporting carers and parents through stressful and painful periods. She is a BACP member and brings a long history of work with children, parents and community groups. Elizabeth aims to help people feel understood and to find practical ways to manage anxiety, grief and parenting strains.

She spent many years working directly with children and families in the community and voluntary sector before moving into counselling roles in charities. That experience shaped her interest in infant mental health, birth-related trauma and early bonding. Her background includes work with antenatal and postnatal concerns and supporting parents after difficult births.

Elizabeth uses a mix of approaches and adapts them to what each person needs. Sessions are paced by the client and focus on building trust, exploring difficult feelings and trying concrete steps to reduce distress. She often combines talking therapies with practical guidance around parenting and relationships.

Clients come to her for help with stress, anxiety, trauma, grief and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with attachment worries, blended family issues, caregiver stress, communication problems and feelings of isolation or emptiness.

Her practice emphasises respect, compassion and collaboration. Elizabeth aims to make the first contacts straightforward: a short questionnaire helps match needs, then scheduling follows. She encourages people to take the next step when they feel ready.

How therapy approaches and online sessions can help carers

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape feelings and expectations now. It helps when worries about bonding, abandonment or parent-child interactions feel overwhelming and you want to change patterns in relationships.

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on offering a warm, accepting relationship where someone can speak openly without judgement. This approach suits people who need time to make sense of painful experiences and to set their own pace for change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and suggest methods that fit the situation. Decisions about which approach to use are made collaboratively and may change as needs shift.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, as these are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into busy carer schedules and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions that work around childcare or a work break. Ask about practical options when arranging sessions so they suit your daily life and commitments.