About Päivi
Päivi Griffiths is a psychotherapeutic counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She works with those facing depression, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and relationship difficulties. Päivi speaks English, Finnish and Swedish and practises in the United Kingdom.
She draws on a client-centred approach that treats the person as the expert on their own life. Sessions aim to be straightforward and respectful. Päivi offers space to talk through what matters most and to find practical ways forward.
Background and approach
Over six years of professional experience inform her work. She brings consistent support and a calm presence while people sort through upsetting memories, challenging feelings or decisions about relationships. Päivi emphasises understanding how past experiences shape current responses.
Typical areas she addresses include attachment and abandonment worries, communication problems, codependency and issues around commitment. She also supports people dealing with body image, guilt and shame, isolation, social anxiety and life purpose questions. Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person.
Päivi uses listening and reflective questions to help people notice patterns and try different ways of coping. She offers several online formats so people can choose what fits their routines and needs.
How client-centred therapy works online
Client-centred therapy focuses on listening, empathy and treating the person as the expert in their own life. The therapist reflects what you say, asks gentle questions and helps you notice patterns that affect mood and relationships. This approach is often helpful for anxiety, self-esteem issues and relationship concerns.That same client-centred stance guides how Päivi works online. She will explore your needs, goals and preferences together with you and then agree which ways of working to try. Finding the right approach is a collaborative process and may evolve as you learn what helps most.
Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or you prefer voice only. Live chat and text messaging suit quick check-ins, shorter conversations or people who prefer typing. These options give flexibility so therapy can fit around work, family and day-to-day life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Finnish, Swedish
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