Penelope 'Penny' Grigg, BACP

Penelope 'Penny' Grigg uses an integrative, client-centred approach to counselling. She blends practical strategies with a focus on the therapeutic relationship to help people feel steadier. Penny has nine years of experience and works from the perspective of the person in front of her. She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Penny draws on a range of methods to match what each person needs in the moment. That can mean using ideas from cognitive behavioural work to spot patterns of thought, or drawing on narrative and existential ways of making sense of life changes. Mindfulness practices and person-centred listening are part of how she helps people notice what matters most.

She has worked a great deal with addiction, anxiety, trauma and PTSD, and with people who have experienced abuse, coercive control, abandonment and neglect. Penny also supports those navigating neurodiversity, including people with autism, and helps with common difficulties like sleep, eating, low mood and relationship strain. Midlife crisis is listed among her focus areas, so she can help people facing big transitions.

Sessions aim to explore past and present experiences and how they shape everyday feelings and choices. The work is practical as well as reflective, so conversations can include coping strategies, thought work and ways to change small habits. Penny keeps clinical supervision and professional insurance as part of her practice.

Penny offers counselling in English from the United Kingdom. Prospective clients are invited to complete the platform matching steps to begin and then arrange sessions according to her availability.

How Penny’s approaches work in online counselling

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and building trust. The therapist follows the person’s lead and aims to create space to talk through what feels important, helping with low mood, relationship worries and life transitions.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical steps to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour, which can help with anxiety, sleep problems and compulsive habits.

Existential Therapy examines meaning, choice and values during big life changes. It can be useful for people facing uncertainty, midlife shifts or questions about purpose.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the work. Penny will discuss goals and preferences and together they will decide which methods suit the issue and the person’s style. This is a collaborative process rather than a one-size-fits-all prescription.

Confirm current session options with the therapist before booking, since specific online formats are not listed in the biography. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, travel and family life. It also lets people choose quieter surroundings, avoid travel time and use shorter check-ins when those suit a busy day.