Elizabeth Kinsey-James, BACP
Elizabeth Kinsey-James welcomes people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or difficult life changes.
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Kinsey-James welcomes people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood or difficult life changes. She writes in a warm, curious style and aims to make sessions straightforward and calm. Elizabeth is known as Liz in her practice and she holds registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
She creates a steady, non-judgemental space for people to talk through painful events, grief, trauma and relationship worries. Sessions are conversational and focused on what matters most to the person sitting in front of her.
Background and approach
Practical tools are offered when useful, alongside space to reflect on feelings and past experiences. Elizabeth works in an integrative, relational way. That means she builds a strong therapeutic relationship first, then draws on approaches that fit the issue and the individual.
Her practice commonly uses client-centred ideas, psychodynamic thinking and elements of cognitive behavioural work. She has around four years of experience and trained in London before supporting people in clinics, counselling services and independent practice. Her background includes work online as well as face to face.
Elizabeth helps people with a wide range of concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, parenting strain, career stress, ADHD and issues around identity and intimacy. Clients can expect short, clear conversations about their goals and practical steps to try between sessions when helpful. Elizabeth aims to keep therapy accessible and focused on everyday improvements that matter to the person seeking support.
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 398239 | February 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Elizabeth lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Elizabeth names
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Approaches that guide online sessions and practical access
Elizabeth blends client-centred work, psychodynamic thinking and cognitive behavioural ideas to keep online sessions focused and helpful. Client-centred therapy concentrates on listening, acceptance and supporting a person to find their own solutions; it helps with low self-esteem and feeling stuck. Psychodynamic therapy looks at past relationships and early experiences to understand patterns that affect present life and can be useful for recurring difficulties and attachment issues. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, gives straightforward techniques to notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which often helps with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Elizabeth will talk with the person about what they want to achieve and try methods together. She aims to agree a plan that fits the client's goals and preferences, adjusting the balance of listening, reflection and practical tasks as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful when seeing facial cues matters, phone calls can suit lower bandwidth or someone who prefers not to be on camera, and messaging can offer brief check-ins between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while keeping the focus on steady progress.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems can I talk about here?
Elizabeth works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, trauma and challenges around self-esteem and identity.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, gentle and curious, focusing on a strong therapeutic relationship and practical steps. Conversations are collaborative and paced to suit the person.
What background and experience does she have?
She trained in London and has about four years of clinical experience working in counselling services, therapy clinics and independent practice, including online work.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Elizabeth offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start if I want to try therapy with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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