Counsellor profile
Elizabeth "Lizz" Benton, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and relationship support
Continue with ElizabethAbout
- Relationship difficulties
- Parenting strain
- Acceptance and ACT
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth "Lizz" Benton is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She works with adults on relationship strain, family and parenting pressures, low self-esteem, stress and anxiety. Lizz also helps people facing career stress, sleep problems, anger, intimacy concerns and compassion fatigue.
Her day-to-day approach focuses on practical conversations. She uses clear methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centred work to help people notice patterns and try small changes. Sessions include straightforward reflection, exercises to try between meetings, and short tools to reduce overwhelm.
Lizz pays attention to how attachment and connection shape how people relate to others. She will talk through communication habits, boundaries and ways to manage difficult conversations at home. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, ageing, codependency, bereavement from relationship breakdown, and sources of ongoing stress.
People can expect calm, direct conversations about what is happening at home and what might be different. Lizz encourages practical steps that fit into everyday life rather than long lists of theory. She works in English and accepts international clients, and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To start, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled. That first meeting is used to agree priorities and decide which approaches to focus on together.
How sessions work
Using therapeutic approaches in online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice painful thoughts and feelings without trying to push them away, then pick actions that reflect their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and decisions about relationships. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and offers exercises to test unhelpful beliefs and change unhelpful routines. It often helps with stress, sleep problems and anxious thinking. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to patterns of relating formed in close relationships and can help when difficulties with trust, closeness or communication are a central concern.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss aims and preferences at the first meeting and together decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process that may change as progress is reviewed.
The biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow brief check-ins when a full in-person visit would be harder to arrange. They also allow the therapist to suggest short between-session exercises that fit into a busy household. Registered or accredited professionals can explain practical scheduling details when you book.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of issues does she help with?
She works with relationship problems, family and parenting pressures, low self-esteem, anxiety, stress and related concerns such as sleep and anger.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, conversation-led work drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centred methods to try small, manageable changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has four years of professional experience working with adults on relationship and family-related concerns.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can she work with international clients or non-UK residents?
Yes. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
Which session formats are available?
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.