Elizabeth (Liz) Cook, BACP

Elizabeth (Liz) Cook offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or changes in everyday life. She aims to make first steps easier and to help people build clearer day-to-day thinking and habits. Liz uses plain language and a gentle manner so conversations feel manageable even when concerns are heavy.

Liz qualified as a counsellor in the UK in 2012 and holds BACP membership. She has over 12 years of counselling experience and spent 22 years working in social care before qualifying. That background means she has long experience supporting people affected by illness, disability and the pressures that can come with caring roles.

Her practice emphasises practical thinking tools alongside person-centred listening. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques to help people notice unhelpful thoughts, test them and build alternative habits. She also offers the space to talk through feelings and life events without judgement.

Typical issues she works with include anxiety, depression, stress, grief, relationship and family concerns, addiction, sleeping and eating difficulties, parenting strain and coping with life changes. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver stress, attachment and abandonment worries, and feelings of isolation.

In an intake session Liz will invite a clear account of the problem and what the person hopes to achieve. From there she and the client plan practical steps and short-term goals, while keeping options open for deeper work if needed. This approach is aimed at making therapy useful in everyday life.

How CBT and person-centred work translate to online sessions

CBT focuses on noticing thoughts and everyday habits and then testing them with small practical exercises. In online sessions this might mean talking through an upsetting thought, planning a short behavioural experiment, and reviewing the result together. Person-centred counselling gives space to feel heard and understood before moving on to practical steps, which helps people feel steady enough to try changes.

Finding the right way of working is a collaborative process. The counsellor will listen to your needs and preferences, then suggest whether more CBT-style tasks or longer reflective conversations feel most useful. Goals and methods are reviewed together as progress unfolds.

Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the profile does not list specific delivery methods. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, caring responsibilities or medical appointments, and can reduce travel time. Some people find shorter check-ins by phone helpful when bandwidth is limited, while others prefer longer video conversations to work through thoughts and emotions. Discuss practical arrangements at booking so sessions fit into everyday life.