Elaine Macgregor

Elaine Macgregor is a counsellor who works with adults to untangle stress, anxiety, depression and eating or relationship concerns. She holds BACP membership, and she offers a calm, non-judgemental space where people can talk about what’s hard and start to make changes. Elaine speaks English and Portuguese and works with adults aged 18 and over.

She uses an integrative approach, drawing on different therapies to match what each person needs. Sessions often look at patterns in relationships, how attachment shapes responses, and how those patterns affect self-worth and connection. Elaine aims to help people notice unhelpful cycles and find small, practical ways to change them.

Elaine also supports people facing grief, life changes, work stress, addiction concerns and parenting strain. She pays attention to how family dynamics and blended family situations can add pressure and confusion, and she helps people build clarity and healthier boundaries. Conversations can cover practical coping, communication skills and rebuilding routines such as sleep and eating.

Her work can include longer-term exploration or shorter focused support depending on what someone wants. She receives ongoing supervision and continues professional development as part of her practice. That means clients are offered reflective, steady support rather than one-size-fits-all advice.

If someone prefers to begin in Portuguese, she can converse in that language. To get started, prospective clients follow the platform’s matching steps and then arrange sessions according to the therapist’s schedule.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Elaine draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside a client-centred stance. ACT helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and it focuses on values-led actions to build a meaningful life. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns shape responses, helping people understand and change repetitive dynamics.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Elaine will discuss different methods with each person and decide together what to try first, adapting over time to match goals, preferences and needs. That collaborative process means the work can shift as progress or new issues emerge.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow check-ins during work breaks or between other commitments. If you need a different arrangement, please confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can offer effective support via online sessions when the approach and practical arrangements suit the client.