Elroy Tan
Calm practical help for stress and identity concerns
About Elroy
Elroy Tan helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and LGBT-related concerns. He also supports people dealing with self-esteem, motivation and confidence, as well as relationship and family strains, grief, trauma, addictions and work-related stress. His approach is straightforward and focused on practical steps people can try day to day.
Elroy sees therapy as a collaborative process. He treats each person as the expert on their own life and works alongside them to build on existing strengths.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to be calm and attentive, with space to talk through what matters and to plan manageable changes. He has five years of professional experience and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That registration is noted in his credentials.
Elroy offers appointments Monday to Friday during standard business hours. He reads messages received at weekends or after-hours and replies on the next weekday. This schedule is designed to provide steady, predictable contact while keeping session times clear.
People who choose to work with him can expect practical conversation, goal-focused check-ins and ideas to use between sessions. He aims to help clients find clearer thinking, better coping and small steps toward goals. Signing up is recognised as a major step, and he acknowledges that courage in starting therapy.
What Elroy works with
Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Elroy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and understanding feelings. One common approach is structured, goal-oriented work that helps break problems into smaller steps and clear actions to try between sessions. This method is useful for issues like stress, anxiety, low mood and motivation problems.Another key approach centres on building strengths and self-understanding. This involves exploring personal values, identifying existing coping skills and using them more effectively to manage relationship, identity or self-esteem concerns. It can help with grief, trauma-related reactions and challenges around intimacy or parenting.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Elroy will talk with a client about their needs, goals and preferences and will adapt techniques as the work progresses. The aim is to find methods that feel helpful and realistic for the person in front of him.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video works well for deeper conversations when seeing facial cues matters. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging suit shorter updates, those who prefer writing, or people who need flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Trauma and abuse
- Experience
- 5 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
