Elaine Macgregor , BACP

Elaine Macgregor is a counsellor who combines different therapeutic methods to match each person's needs. She holds BACP membership, which informs her practice. Elaine works with adults over 18 and offers both short-term and longer-term support.

She commonly helps people facing stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports those dealing with grief, relationship difficulties and trauma and abuse. Practical problems like sleep, eating issues, career strain and parenting pressures are part of her caseload too.

Elaine pays attention to patterns in relationships and to attachment styles. She helps clients spot repeating dynamics and decide what to change. That practical focus aims to help people build healthier interactions and clearer boundaries.

Personal growth is a central interest. Elaine supports people who want to rediscover themselves or live more authentically. She uses conversational, client-centred work to create space for reflection and decision making.

Her approach draws on methods such as cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness, alongside acceptance and commitment and existential ideas. Sessions can be shaped to the person and may be short or ongoing depending on the goals.

Elaine also works as a clinical supervisor and counselling tutor, and she continues professional development and supervision as part of her practice. She offers sessions in English and Portuguese for people in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Therapeutic approaches you can use online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on what matters most to you and on small committed steps to live a valued life, which can help with anxiety, low mood and life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current connections and reactions. Working on attachment can be useful for people who want to change repeating relationship dynamics and feel more secure in how they relate to others.

Elaine treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will listen to your goals, try different ways of working and agree together what feels most helpful. That shared planning helps shape whether sessions use practical exercises, reflective conversation or a mix of methods.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video works well when visual connection matters, phone can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat can suit brief check-ins or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, travel or family routines while keeping the focus on progress and practical steps.