Elizabeth Barr
BSc (Hons), HG.Dip.P, MHGI
Counsellor · Psychotherapist · Coach
I offer practical, compassionate support to help you move forward. As a solution-focused counsellor and coach, I help people find clarity, confidence, and emotional well-being when life feels overwhelming. Together we’ll discover effective ways to create change.I also offer a free 15-minute chat so you can ask any questions and see whether I’m the right person to support you. You’re very welcome to call or text me on 07894 716511.
My approach
Counselling and How It Helps
Counselling provides space to pause, reflect, and find clarity when life feels overwhelming. It can support people facing all kinds of challenges including: anxiety, depression, trauma, grief, relationship challenges, low self-esteem. My approach is solution-focused and practical, helping you identify what’s holding you back and find ways forward.
Therapy and Progress
I adapt therapy to suit individual needs, drawing on a range of proven techniques. Progress is measured in practical outcomes: reduced distress, greater clarity, improved coping and stronger relationships. Therapy length varies, depending on what feels right for you, but the emphasis is always on effectiveness.
The Human Givens Approach
The Human Givens model recognises that well-being depends on meeting both physical and emotional needs — such as security, connection, achievement, and meaning. When needs are unmet, difficulties arise. The approach focuses on practical steps to restore balance, using innate resources like imagination, memory, problem-solving and resilience. It draws from the best methods across psychotherapy, aiming to reduce suffering quickly and effectively.
For more information you can visit the Human Givens website.
What Makes an Effective Counsellor
A counsellor should be respectful, trustworthy and able to adapt to different people and situations. I believe therapy works best when it feels safe, focused, and collaborative. My role is not to “fix” people, but to provide perspective and tools that help clients find their own way forward.
My Background
I am a counsellor, psychotherapist and coach with more than 25 years of professional experience. My qualifications include a Human Givens Postgraduate Diploma (Distinction) and a BTEC Level 5 in Therapeutic Counselling. I have also gained a Post Graduate Certificate in Education.Alongside my clinical work, I have been a therapist supervisor for many years, supporting other counsellors in developing their practice. Supervision provides a structured space for therapists to reflect on their work, maintain professional and ethical standards, and ensure clients receive safe, effective care. My career has included work in the NHS, neurodiversity, brain injury rehabilitation, special needs education, charities and mindfulness training. These experiences inform a broad, flexible approach to counselling that respects each person’s individual circumstances.
The Human Givens
The Human Givens model recognises that we all have essential physical and emotional needs, as well as the inner resources to meet them. Distress arises when these needs are not met — and therapy helps restore balance using practical, evidence-based techniques designed to bring relief quickly and effectively.
Our physical needs
Air, water, food
Sleep
Exercise
Shelter
Our emotional needs
Security
Attention (to give and receive)
Autonomy and control
Emotional connection with others
Community and belonging
Friendship and intimacy
Privacy
Status
Competence and achievement
Meaning and purpose
Our innate resources
Long-term memory
Ability to build rapport and empathise
Imagination for problem-solving
Emotions and instincts
Rational mind
Intuitive pattern matching
Observing self
Dreaming brain (supports emotional regulation)
For more information, you can visit: www.hgi.org.uk
Getting in touch
Contact
Hours: 9:30 am – 6:00 pm (last appointment 4:30 pm)
Mobile: 07894 716511
Email: [email protected]
Messages and emails are answered promptly.
Location
Private therapy room in Market Harborough.
~30 minutes by car from Northampton and Leicester.
~1 mile from Market Harborough station (Midland Main Line: Wellingborough, Kettering)
Cost
£75 per session (1 hour).Average: 4–6 sessions.DBS cleared, Data Protection registered.