Counsellor profile
Elsa Da Cruz, BACP
Counsellor - Stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Client-Centred
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness
About Elsa
Counsellor Elsa Da Cruz is a BACP member with eight years of practice in the United Kingdom. She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, anger, low self-esteem, depression, LGBT issues, grief, coaching, and attention deficit concerns. Sessions are offered in English, Spanish and Portuguese and she accepts international clients.
Elsa uses mainly client-centred work alongside cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness. She listens to what matters to the person in front of her and helps them name what is happening. From there she works on practical steps and simple skills to reduce distress and improve day-to-day coping.
Her approach tends to be direct and people-focused. Conversations look at current feelings, relationships, and past patterns that keep repeating. Where helpful she introduces short exercises from CBT and mindfulness to practise between sessions. Emotionally-focused ideas are used to look at how feelings affect relationships and connection.
Elsa has particular interest in attachment and abandonment concerns, family of origin issues, blended family matters, body image and codependency. She also supports people facing divorce, separation, domestic violence, fatherhood challenges, first responder stress and forgiveness work. These are addressed with practical conversation and skills-based work.
Sessions follow a counselling style that balances listening with action. People are invited to set clear goals and review progress. To begin, readers are asked to use the site matching button, complete the short questionnaire and book a first session.
Therapeutic approaches for online counselling
Elsa works mainly from a client-centred base and draws on cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness where useful. Client-centred work means the counsellor listens closely and follows what the person brings. It helps when someone needs space to make sense of feelings and decide on next steps.CBT focuses on practical skills and short exercises. It looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link and teaches techniques to reduce anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness introduces simple attention practices to reduce rumination and improve moment-to-moment coping.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Elsa will discuss different methods and agree together which to try, based on the person’s goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed plan.
Session formats are not specified here, so please confirm the options before booking. Online work can make fitting counselling into everyday life easier - for example a session can be scheduled around work hours, avoid travel time, or be shorter for a quick check-in. Registered or accredited professionals often use online sessions to keep regular appointments and practise exercises between meetings.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Spanish, Portuguese
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with most?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, anger, low self-esteem, depression, LGBT issues, grief, coaching and ADHD-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Her work is client-centred with practical use of cognitive behavioural methods and mindfulness. Conversations combine listening with straightforward skill-building.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with a range of issues and backgrounds.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm practical arrangements during booking.
What are the session formats?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and starting arranged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To start, use the site matching button, complete the short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.