Tsz Yan Elizabeth Yau , BACP

Tsz Yan Elizabeth Yau is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, low self-esteem and relationship or intimacy-related concerns. She also helps with trauma and abuse, eating and anger issues, career worries, depression and coping with life changes. Sessions can include practical skills and conversations that aim to make daily life more manageable.

Elizabeth blends talking therapy with creative approaches. She uses mindful art materials and reflective exercises to help people access feelings and build new perspectives. She also offers hypnotherapy alongside conversational work when appropriate.

She brings three years of direct counselling experience in a UK context and holds BACP accreditation. Her background includes work with people affected by drugs, mental health issues, grief and loss in community settings. This practical experience informs her approach to unclear or messy problems.

Elizabeth adapts her style to each person. Some sessions focus on changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, while others look at values, meaning and emotional regulation. She aims to make each plan simple and realistic so people can try small changes between sessions.

She can work in English, Mandarin and Cantonese and accepts international clients. If someone prefers to explore themselves through art or hypnotherapy, she can combine those methods with talk-based therapy. The first step is a brief matching process and then scheduling a session time.

Therapy approaches and online options that fit your life

Client-centred therapy focuses on the person in front of the counsellor. It involves listening, reflecting and helping people make their own choices about change. This approach is useful when someone needs a calm, understanding space to talk through worries and decisions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It uses clear steps and practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and is often used for anxiety, depression and stress. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance and better ways to relate to others, which can help with intense emotions and relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and then try methods that fit those aims. That choice is collaborative and can change over time as needs evolve.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video works well for longer, conversational sessions while phone calls suit shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging are useful for people who want written check-ins or need to fit sessions around a busy day. These options make it easier to keep continuity and access support from different locations and timezones.