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Trisha Poole

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Trisha Poole, BACP

United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - Family and parenting focus

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About

  • ACT and CBT
  • Attachment work
  • Life coaching option

About Trisha

Trisha Poole is a BACP counsellor with 24 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, addictions and relationship concerns, and she also offers support around parenting, grief and career change. Trisha combines psychotherapy and coaching depending on what a person wants to achieve.

Trisha uses practical conversations and evidence-informed methods. She explains options clearly and helps people decide whether therapy or life coaching is a better fit for their goals. That might mean focusing on emotional patterns one week and setting measurable steps the next.

Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and actions. Attachment-based ideas help when relationship patterns or intimacy issues are a concern. Emotionally-Focused Therapy elements are used when feelings and connection are central to the work.

Sessions are aimed at breaking problems into manageable parts. Trisha talks through everyday problems like sleeping, eating, parenting pressures, and workplace stress in plain language. She also supports people dealing with trauma, chronic illness, caregiving stress, and issues such as abandonment or body image.

People who prefer goal-based work can move into life or executive coaching. Trisha outlines clear steps and accountability for those goals while keeping therapeutic material available when deeper exploration is needed.

How sessions work

How therapeutic approaches work in online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match your values. It is useful for anxiety, stress and making changes you want to keep. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing thought and behaviour patterns that keep problems going, which can help with depression, anxiety and sleep difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and intimacy, and it can help with relationship distress or recurring emotional patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss methods with the client and decide together which fits best for the person's aims, current problems and preferences. That choice can shift over time as goals or circumstances change, and the process is collaborative.

The original biography does not specify session formats, so confirm which options are available before booking. Online work can make it easier to schedule sessions around parenting, work or appointments. It also allows shorter check-ins, sessions without video if needed, and the chance to continue work despite geographic distance. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and tools to suit everyday life and responsibilities.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesDepressionCoaching

Also works with

LGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)HypnotherapyImago Relationship TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

24+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship issues, parenting pressures and related concerns such as grief, trauma and career change.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She combines conversational, practical therapy with coaching elements. Sessions can focus on emotions, patterns, or clear goal-setting depending on what the client needs.

How much experience does she have?

She has 24 years of experience working with adults in therapeutic and coaching roles.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP (Accred) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in other languages or from other countries?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are offered?

The original biography does not list session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin if I want to try sessions?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.

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