About Elizabeth
Elizabeth Cooper is a warm, approachable counsellor who helps people make sense of painful or confusing patterns in their lives. She focuses on building a genuine working relationship where clients feel heard and respected. Elizabeth aims to support people to reach the goals that matter to them, whether that is relief from anxiety, repairing intimacy, or working through grief.
Her way of working is relational and integrative. She pays attention to how early attachments and learned ways of relating influence thoughts, feelings and behaviour today.
Background and approach
In sessions she helps clients notice unhelpful patterns and try out different ways of responding to themselves and others. Elizabeth draws on a range of approaches to suit each person. She uses ideas from emotion-focused work, acceptance-based practice and skills drawn from dialectical approaches.
This means she will help you understand feelings, clarify values, and practise tools that reduce distress in everyday life. Her background includes many years in healthcare and community settings such as hospitals, mental health services, rehabilitation, schools and bereavement support. She holds a BA (Hons) and a science degree in counselling, and is a BACP member.
This mix of clinical and community experience informs a practical, grounded approach. Sessions are tailored to the individual and aimed at building self-awareness and stronger coping. Elizabeth supports people from diverse backgrounds, including LGBT clients, and works collaboratively so clients remain the experts of their own lives.
What Elizabeth works with
Everything Elizabeth lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Elizabeth is listed here; the rest shows what else Elizabeth works with.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Narcissism
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Elizabeth lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Elizabeth often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when helping people online. ACT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, depression and life transitions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on understanding and expressing core emotions, which can support work on intimacy, attachment and grief.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative conversation and can change as therapy progresses.
The original profile does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow a quick check-in during a break. It can also mean choosing a shorter call or audio-only option when that suits someone better. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists adapt tools and exercises used in face-to-face work so they remain practical and relevant in an online setting.
Questions people ask about Elizabeth
What issues can be explored in sessions?
Clients bring a wide range of concerns such as relationships, trauma, grief, self‑esteem, anxiety, depression, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, career worries and coping with life changes.
What is the therapy style like?
The approach is relational and integrative, combining client-centred listening with practical skills work and emotion-focused reflection to help people understand patterns and try new ways of coping.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
Elizabeth has eight years of experience working across healthcare, community and charity settings, including bereavement, domestic violence and mental health services.
What qualifications does the counsellor hold and where are they based?
She holds a BA (Hons) and a science degree in counselling, and is a BACP member. Practice is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current options before booking so you know which formats are available.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with this counsellor?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the counsellor's availability.
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