Penelope 'Penny' Grigg , BACP

Penelope "Penny" Grigg is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. She maintains professional insurance, follows the ethical framework set out by the BACP, and engages in regular clinical supervision to support safe, ethical practice.

Penny practices an integrative approach to therapy, combining methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Transactional Analysis (T.A.), Person Centred work, Polyvagal and somatic-informed theory, and wider humanistic and relational approaches. This blend allows her to tailor sessions to each person's needs and to offer an individualized, non-judgemental counselling service both online and face to face.

She has extensive experience working with addiction, anxiety, trauma and post-traumatic stress, and with people who have experienced abuse, coercive control, abandonment, neglect and loss. Penny also has experience supporting autistic people. Her work attends to the whole person - exploring how past experiences, current circumstances and future hopes influence thinking and feeling - with the aim of finding clarity and creating space to breathe.

Therapeutic approaches for effective online support

Penelope draws on Client-Centred Therapy to create a warm, accepting space where the person's own experience guides the pace and direction of sessions. This approach helps people who need greater self-understanding, support with self-esteem, or a trusting relationship to explore emotions and choices.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and gently challenge unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. CBT can be helpful for managing anxiety, stress, low mood, and day-to-day coping strategies by offering practical tools and structured steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Penny works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, adapting techniques over time as progress and circumstances change.

Online therapy with Penny is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, providing flexible options to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access therapy from home, balance care with work or family commitments, and maintain continuity of support even when life is busy.