Elaine Macgregor, BACP
4 years in practice
Elaine Macgregor is a counsellor with four years' experience who combines different approaches to meet each person's needs.
License and registration
- BACP
- 395390 · expires November 2026
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English, Portuguese
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About Elaine
Elaine Macgregor is a counsellor with four years' experience who combines different approaches to meet each person's needs. She holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Elaine works with adults and offers a calm, respectful space to talk through what is hard right now.
She focuses on common problems such as stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also supports people facing relationship difficulties, trauma, addiction and issues around intimacy and self-esteem.
Background and approach
Elaine helps with practical concerns like sleeping or eating problems and life changes such as separation or career shifts. Elaine pays close attention to attachment patterns and how early relationships can shape current behaviour. She talks with clients about repeated relationship dynamics and helps them recognise choices they have now.
This can include exploring boundaries, communication habits and patterns of codependency or control. Her approach draws on Existential ideas alongside cognitive and acceptance-based methods. She aims to help people reconnect with their values, rebuild a sense of meaning and make changes that fit their life.
Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to what feels manageable for the client. Elaine also offers supervision and teaches counselling skills. She provides work in English and Portuguese and is able to work with clients internationally.
Practical arrangements include short- or long-term work depending on what someone needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Elaine lists on their public professional profile, 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 names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
How Elaine’s approaches translate to online therapy
Elaine draws on Existential Therapy to help people examine meaning, purpose and the choices available to them. This approach often helps when someone feels stuck, empty or uncertain about major life decisions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is used to help people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and to reconnect with what matters in day-to-day life.She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationship patterns influence current behaviour and emotional responses. That work can be useful for those dealing with relationship challenges, communication problems or feelings of abandonment. Together these approaches offer both reflection on life direction and practical steps for change, and Elaine will discuss which mix feels most useful for each person.
Online therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video is useful when visual connection helps the work, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and messaging suits shorter check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life while maintaining continuity of care.
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Questions people ask
What issues can Elaine help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and trauma, plus relationship and intimacy-related concerns. Other areas include addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain and career changes.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and person-centred, blending existential reflection with practical techniques from CBT and ACT. The aim is to help people understand patterns and take steps that match their values.
What is her background and experience?
Elaine has four years' clinical experience and also works as a clinical supervisor and counselling tutor. She continues professional development and receives supervision.
Which professional credential does she hold?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and bases her practice on its ethical framework. She works with adults aged 18 and over in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK or speak another language?
Sessions are offered in English and Portuguese. She accepts international clients and can work across borders where scheduling allows.
What session formats are available?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. These options let people pick what fits their schedule and communication preference.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Elaine?
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