Elaine Macgregor, BACP
Elaine Macgregor is a counsellor with four years' experience helping adults navigate difficult life moments.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
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About Elaine
Elaine Macgregor is a counsellor with four years' experience helping adults navigate difficult life moments. She works in English and Portuguese and follows the ethical framework of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Elaine offers flexible support that can be short or longer term, depending on what someone needs.
She uses an integrative approach, drawing on different therapies to suit each person. Sessions aim to explore what feels stuck and to notice patterns that keep problems repeating.
Background and approach
Elaine pays attention to attachment and relationship dynamics to help people understand their responses and make different choices. In practical terms she helps with stress, anxiety, low mood and grief. She also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, addiction, and issues around eating, sleep and intimacy.
Parenting strain, career questions and big life changes are part of her work too. Elaine has a particular interest in relationship patterns, abandonment and attachment issues. She helps people who want to build self-awareness, set clearer boundaries, and change unhelpful habits in relationships.
She also supports those seeking personal growth and a more authentic life. Alongside client work she provides clinical supervision and teaches counselling. Her practice aims to be non-judgemental and practical, focusing on small, achievable steps that add up to real change.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 395390 | November 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Elaine works with
Everything Elaine lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Elaine lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections. Working with attachment ideas can help people understand why they react in certain ways and practise different ways of relating in close relationships.
Elaine works collaboratively to find the best approach for each person. She will discuss goals and preferences and adapt methods as sessions progress. Finding the right fit is part of the work and happens gradually through conversation and practical tasks.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits brief check-ins or when someone prefers not to use video. These options can make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caregiving or other commitments, while still allowing regular, ongoing contact with a registered or accredited professional.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Elaine focus on?
Elaine works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma, along with relationship and intimacy-related issues. She also helps with eating and sleeping problems, addictions, parenting strain and career changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is integrative and person-centred, adapting approaches to each person. Sessions aim to explore patterns, build awareness and plan small practical steps for change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Elaine has four years of professional experience working with adults in therapeutic settings. She also works as a clinical supervisor and counselling tutor.
What credentials and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practices in the United Kingdom under that framework.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese, and she is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and scheduling work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Elaine?
Start by pressing the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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