Päivi Griffiths

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse

About Päivi

Päivi Griffiths helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and relationship concerns using a client-centred approach. She is a BACP member and has six years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

She works from the belief that people know their own stories and have strengths to draw on. In sessions she offers respectful listening and aims to create time for clients to explore difficult feelings and past events at their own pace. She uses the core ideas of client-centred therapy to prioritise the client’s perspective in the work.

Her practice covers a range of issues that often overlap, including attachment and abandonment concerns, post-traumatic stress, codependency and communication difficulties. She also addresses life transitions such as divorce and separation, and problems linked to body image, guilt, shame or isolation.

Päivi speaks English, Finnish and Swedish, which she uses where helpful in sessions. Her background is focused on working one-to-one with adults to help them manage symptoms and day-to-day difficulties arising from stress, anxiety and low mood.

Sessions are offered through the service’s booking system; prospective clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange their first meeting. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How client-centred work and online sessions fit together

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own perspective and strengths. The counsellor listens without imposing solutions and helps clients to find their own way through worries such as anxiety, low mood or relationship concerns.

In practice this means sessions are led by what the client brings. The counsellor offers reflective listening and acceptance to help people talk through difficult experiences like trauma, abandonment or codependency. This approach is suited to people who want to explore feelings at their own pace and build more self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will collaborate with the client to decide how the sessions should run, taking into account the client’s aims and preferences rather than assuming a fixed method.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work and family commitments, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can help people maintain continuity of care through remote appointments while focusing on everyday practicalities and emotional goals.

Topics Päivi lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Body image
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Divorce and separation
• Family problems
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Multicultural concerns
• Post-traumatic stress
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy

Questions about Päivi

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas of focus in her practice and she supports people with related symptoms.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on the client’s perspective and strengths during sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has six years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.

Is she professionally registered in the UK?

She is a member of the BACP as stated in her profile.

Does she work in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English, Finnish and Swedish.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm the current options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start sessions?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule the first session.