Elizabeth Mitchell

I can offer week day, evening and weekend appointments.

Sessions are offered in person or via remote video link. 

I am a psychotherapist specialising in working with children, young people and families. I can help you and your child better understand the issues, improve family relationships, and learn practical tools and strategies to improve mental health and wellbeing. I can offer face-to-face sessions in my clinic room in St Albans, Hertfordshire or online therapy sessions.

I take a creative approach to engage children and young people in therapy and address their mental health difficulties. I understand that each child is unique, and their journey to emotional wellbeing may require different approaches including the use of visuals, drawing, diagrams, stories, journaling, video-clips, and multi-media elements. My sessions involve open and empathetic dialogues, where children, young people or parents can express their thoughts and feelings in a safe, non-judgemental space. My approach often includes involving parents or carers in therapy in some capacity. This may involve you accompanying the child to each session, attending one joint session to understand how you can support your child, or for younger children it can be sessions directly with parents. 

I am committed to providing an evidence-based approach to improving mental health and draw from both my solid foundation in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and my further training as a Systemic Family Practitioner. With CBT, we will explore the connection between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours to better understand mental health difficulties. We will focus on identifying and reframing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours, providing practical tools for managing stress, anxiety, and other emotional struggles. Through systemic family practice we can explore the broader context of your child or young person's relationships and family dynamics, recognising the impact on their wellbeing. Together we can work towards fostering meaningful change and improving relationships in their lives. ​

How I can help you?

1. Contact me by phone or email and we can arrange a 15-minute complimentary phone consultation to discuss your needs and book an initial assessment appointment if it is right for you. 

2. During the initial assessment appointment, we will have a conversation about the child, young person or family's current challenges, history, hopes and goals. We can then discuss a personalised therapeutic intervention. There is no commitment to proceed after the first session.

3. If you wish to proceed with the therapy, I usually propose a set of 4-6 sessions initially and then review if any further sessions are required. In some cases, a couple of sessions may be sufficient. The therapy process is unique to each child, young person or family.