Counsellor profile
Penelope 'Penny' Grigg, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - Anger and anxiety support
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- CredentialsBACP
- RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 388696
- Experience9 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- Integrative approach
- Mindfulness practice
- CBT techniques
About Penelope
Penelope 'Penny' Grigg is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has practiced for nine years. She works with people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, addiction and issues around self-esteem and anger.
Penny uses an integrative approach that draws on several methods. She mixes Client-Centred ideas with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Narrative and Existential approaches. She also uses mindfulness and somatic-informed perspectives when they help the work.
In sessions she pays attention to how people think, feel and sense their bodies. That means looking at past events and current patterns together, and noticing how those shape reactions now. The goal is clearer understanding and small practical ways to change how a person responds under pressure.
Penny has worked extensively with addiction, anxiety, trauma, post-traumatic stress, abuse and coercive control. She has experience supporting people who have faced abandonment, neglect, loss and who identify as autistic. Her work covers practical life issues too, such as sleep, eating, career strain and parenting stress.
People can expect a direct and honest therapeutic relationship. Boundaries and communication are agreed up front. Penny keeps clinical supervision and professional insurance as part of her practice.
How sessions work
Approaches used and online working
Penelope commonly draws on Client-Centred work and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her practice. Client-Centred work focuses on listening and collaboration, helping a person explore their feelings and make sense of them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and offers practical steps to change unhelpful patterns.She also uses Existential ideas to help people consider meaning and values when life feels difficult. That approach can be useful for people coping with big life changes, identity questions or persistent dissatisfaction.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the early work. Penny will help clients and the therapist decide together which methods fit best, based on goals, preferences and what causes most distress. That collaborative choice is reviewed as work progresses so the plan can change if needed.
The original profile did not list specific session formats, so confirm which online or in-person options are currently available before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow more frequent brief check-ins when helpful. Different formats can also suit lower bandwidth, shorter breaks at work or avoiding being on camera, depending on practical needs.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, addiction, anger and related concerns such as sleep and eating problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Penny uses an integrative, person-focused style combining Client-Centred work with CBT, narrative and mindfulness approaches to address thinking, feeling and bodily responses.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of clinical practice, with extensive work in addiction, anxiety, trauma and supporting people who have experienced abuse or coercive control.
What professional credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered in English to people in the United Kingdom.
What session formats are used?
The original profile did not specify session formats; please confirm current session options when booking so you know how sessions will be arranged.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.