- Client-Centred
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Narrative work
About Penelope
Penelope 'Penny' Grigg is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with nine years' experience. She offers practical, straightforward work for people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strains, trauma and abuse, addictions, and anger among other concerns.
Penny describes her practice as integrative. She draws on Client-Centred ideas, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Existential and Narrative approaches, and mindfulness-based work. In sessions she focuses on clear communication, agreed boundaries and honest feedback.
Clients come with a wide range of issues. Penny has worked extensively with addiction, anxiety, trauma and PTSD, abuse and coercive control, abandonment and neglect, and autism. She also addresses everyday pressures such as sleep difficulties, career stress, parenting strain and relationship conflict.
Her way of working is practical and relationship-based. Conversations look at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together. She will help identify patterns, try different ways of responding, and practise specific strategies to ease intense feelings like anger or overwhelm.
Penny asks for openness about boundaries and expectations at the start of work. She keeps clinical supervision and follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework. That means she follows agreed professional standards while you and she work out what helps next.
How Penny uses therapy approaches online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person in the room. It involves listening without judgement and helping people clarify what matters to them. This approach is useful for issues such as low self-esteem, relationship difficulties and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions interact. It uses clear steps and practical exercises to change unhelpful thinking and behaviours, and can help with anxiety, anger and sleep problems. Existential Therapy asks what matters to you and how you want to live. It helps when people face big life questions, transitions or feelings of emptiness, and supports making values-based choices. Finding the right approach is part of the work. Penny will talk with clients about goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they will try ways of working and adjust the plan as progress or new priorities emerge. The biography notes she has worked online as well as face to face, but current session formats should be confirmed before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and offer shorter check-ins when life is hectic. It can also allow people to use video or audio options depending on how they prefer to engage.Areas of expertise
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Penny works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, sleep and eating problems, parenting strain, anger and more.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses an integrative, straightforward style that combines Client-Centred methods with CBT, mindfulness and narrative approaches to address thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
How much experience does she have?
She has worked as a counsellor since 2015, giving her nine years of practice with a range of concerns including addiction, trauma and autism.
What professional credential 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.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What formats are used for sessions?
The original biography mentions both online and face-to-face work. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How do fees and getting started work?
Fees vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.