Counsellor profile
Elizabeth Cooper, BACP
BACP psychotherapist - relationships and parenting
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- Attachment patterns
- ACT and DBT ideas
- Relational focus
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Cooper is a BACP psychotherapist practising in the United Kingdom with eight years' experience. She works with adults on relationship strains, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and parenting concerns. Her listed focuses also include intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, career stress and compassion fatigue.
She frames therapy around how early attachments shape current ways of relating. Elizabeth describes relational patterns as learned responses that can run on autopilot. Therapy aims to make those patterns easier to notice so new choices can be made.
Her approach draws on several evidence-informed models. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, dialectical behaviour techniques and emotionally-focused work where helpful. Sessions pay attention to feelings, body responses and relationship patterns rather than only thoughts.
Before moving into psychotherapy she worked across healthcare and education settings, including emergency departments, community health visiting, rehabilitation, schools, nurseries and bereavement services. That background informs a broad, practical outlook when addressing life changes and caregiving stress.
Elizabeth describes therapy as a process rather than a quick fix. She aims to build a steady working relationship and offers supervision to other counsellors. Practical tools, reflection on past patterns and attention to present relationships are all part of the work here.
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How her approaches translate to online work
Elizabeth draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based work in sessions. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing values-based actions, which can help with anxiety, avoidance and finding direction. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns affect current relationships and helps people understand and change repeating behaviours.Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss which methods seem most useful and make decisions together based on your needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process can include practical exercises, reflection on relationship patterns and skills for managing strong emotions.
The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm which options are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy home life, allow shorter check-ins when needed and reduce time spent travelling. Many people find remote sessions make it simpler to attend regularly and to practise techniques between meetings.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
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What concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and parenting-related stress, among other issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a relational, integrative style drawing on attachment ideas, client-centred listening, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and some DBT and EFT techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years' experience working as a psychotherapist and supervisor in healthcare, education and charity settings.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is accredited with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who do not live in the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients; sessions are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
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