About Hazel
Hazel Griffiths is a counsellor who focuses on helping people facing addictions, family difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone worried about reaching out. Hazel works by listening carefully and adapting conversations to what each person needs.
She treats people with respect, sensitivity and compassion. Her aim is to build a trusting space where someone can talk about difficult experiences and try practical ways to feel better.
Background and approach
Hazel has five years of professional experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That registration is noted on her profile and reflects her commitment to professional practice in the United Kingdom. In session she will co-create a plan with the person she is working with.
Plans are tailored to current concerns and to what the person hopes to change. This can include practical coping strategies, steadier routines, or work on relationships and boundaries. People often start by describing the most pressing problem, such as difficulties with substance use, feeling empty, or struggling after a relationship ends.
Hazel will help set short-term goals and review progress so the work stays focused and manageable.
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions fit
Hazel uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and emotional processing. One common approach she draws on helps people develop coping skills and step-by-step strategies to reduce harmful behaviours and manage cravings; this is useful for addictions and for stabilising day-to-day functioning.Another approach concentrates on processing experiences of trauma and abuse by helping the person talk through memories at a pace they can manage, and by building present-day safety and grounding skills. This work aims to reduce overwhelming reactions and increase emotional control over time.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Hazel will listen to what matters most, discuss options, and together decide which techniques best match the person's goals and preferences. She reviews progress and adjusts the plan as needed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls work well for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer writing or need a less formal touch between sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, travel or home life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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