Elizabeth "Lizz" Benton, BACP

Elizabeth "Lizz" Benton uses a client-centred approach to help people find clearer ways forward. She draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy alongside mindfulness practices to help people notice what matters and make small changes. Lizz holds BACP registration and has four years of professional experience in the UK.

She often supports people facing relationship strain, family problems and parenting stresses. Lizz also helps with self-esteem, motivation, coping with life changes, stress, anxiety and intimacy-related issues. Sleeping difficulties, anger and career concerns are included in her work as well.

Her practice gives space for clients to talk without judgement. Sessions focus on what the person wants to change and practical steps they can try between meetings. Mindfulness exercises and behavioural experiments are used when helpful to build skills slowly.

Lizz has additional experience with aging and geriatric issues, attachment matters, autism and Asperger Syndrome, chronic pain and long-term illness, and codependency. She also addresses communication problems, commitment worries and recovery after relationship breakdown.

People who prefer clear goals and simple strategies tend to find her style useful. She invites each person to shape the work so it fits their life and values. To start, she asks people to say what they want to achieve and then agrees a way forward together.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people recognise what's important to them and take values-based steps, often using short exercises to notice thoughts and move towards chosen actions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviours with simple, practical tasks between sessions. Client-Centred Therapy gives space for people to be heard and to work at their own pace, with the counsellor reflecting understanding and supporting the person's direction.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process shapes how sessions are run and which techniques are emphasised.

Confirm the available session formats before booking as the biography does not list them. In general, online work can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also make it simpler to keep therapy going when routines change, while keeping the focus on practical steps, homework tasks and noticing small shifts between sessions.