Counsellor profile
Penelope 'Penny' Grigg, BACP
Based in United Kingdom ยท 9 years of experience
Integrative counsellor for anxiety and trauma
Continue with PenelopeAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (388696)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Penelope supplied to BetterHelp.
- Client-Centred approach
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Narrative and mindfulness
About Penelope
BACP. Penelope 'Penny' Grigg has nine years' experience working in counselling. She describes herself as an integrative counsellor who blends client-centred ways of working with cognitive and relational ideas to help people facing anxiety, addiction, trauma and family concerns.
Penny says she works online and face to face and that she follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework. She maintains professional insurance and clinical supervision. In sessions she aims to be open and honest about boundaries and how she works together with the person attending.
Her clinical work draws on Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Existential and Narrative approaches alongside mindfulness and somatic ideas. She uses these to look at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and how past experiences affect present reactions. That can include exploring attachment, abandonment and relational patterns.
Penny has particular experience with addiction, anxiety, trauma and post-traumatic stress, and with people who have experienced abuse, coercive control, neglect and loss. She also notes work with people on the autism spectrum and with issues such as self-esteem, eating and sleeping problems, grief and parenting stress.
Sessions are described as collaborative and relational. Penny says the therapeutic relationship itself is part of the work and that together they will look at past, present and future to create clarity and practical steps for coping and change.
How counselling approaches are used in online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what a person says so they can make sense of their own experiences; it is often used for issues around self-esteem, relationships and emotional processing.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and aims to develop practical skills to reduce anxiety, low mood and unhelpful patterns.
Existential therapy addresses questions about meaning, choice and responsibility and can help when life changes, loss or long-term dilemmas are part of the problem.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss options and agree a way forward based on the person's needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
The biography indicates Penny works online and face to face but does not list specific online formats here, so confirm the exact session options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit appointments around work, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who need a session that uses less bandwidth.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
Penny works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief and self-esteem among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her approach is integrative, combining Client-Centred methods with CBT, existential and narrative ideas and mindfulness techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years' experience in counselling practice.
Is she a member of a professional body and where does she practise?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
The original biography states she works online and face to face; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and starting steps arranged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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