About Elizabeth
Elizabeth "Lizz" Benton uses approachable, person-focused therapy to help people manage anxiety, stress and relationship concerns. She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of practical experience. Lizz aims to make sessions straightforward and easy to follow for people who feel overwhelmed or stuck.
She creates a calm space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgement. Conversations focus on what matters to the client now and on small steps that can make daily life easier.
Background and approach
Lizz often works on self-esteem, coping with life changes, sleep difficulties, anger and intimacy-related concerns. Her work also covers family and parenting matters, communication problems, and issues tied to chronic illness or ageing. She pays attention to attachment patterns and how these affect relationships.
Lizz supports people dealing with codependency, separation, domestic violence aftermath, or the emotional strain of caregiving. Therapeutic methods include acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness practices. She uses client-centred and attachment-based ideas to build trust and clarity.
The focus stays practical - learning new ways of responding and practising them between sessions. Sessions are offered in English and can include a mix of conversation, guided exercises and simple home tasks. Lizz encourages people to set realistic goals and to notice small gains as they go.
Her approach is steady and collaborative, aimed at helping clients feel more capable in everyday life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice their thoughts and commit to actions that match their values. It is useful for persistent anxiety, stress and low motivation because it focuses on small, value-driven steps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, CBT, looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can be helpful for sleep issues, anger and many anxiety-related problems. Client-centred therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of the work, with the counsellor offering warmth and active listening to build trust.Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That means sessions can draw on different approaches over time as priorities change and progress is made.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to make support easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in suits the day. Live chat and messaging work well for ongoing support, quick reflections or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to practise skills between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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