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Elizabeth Cooper

Elizabeth Cooper

BACP · United Kingdom

Relational psychotherapist focusing on attachment

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  • Warm and approachable
  • Values-led care
  • BACP registered

About Elizabeth

Elizabeth Cooper works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by relationship problems, grief, anxiety or life changes. She aims to create a warm, straightforward space where clients can talk openly and work towards clearer next steps. Elizabeth places a strong emphasis on building a genuine, trusting connection as the basis for meaningful change.

Her approach pays attention to how early attachments shape present-day patterns. She explains how learned ways of relating can become automatic and offers practical ways to recognise and shift those patterns. Therapy focuses on increasing self-awareness, understanding emotions, and exploring how the body and mind interact.

Elizabeth draws on a mix of relational and evidence-informed methods to suit each person. She uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Emotionally-Focused approaches alongside client-centred listening. The aim is to help people make choices that match their values and cope better day to day.

She brings eight years of experience and professional registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Her background includes work in healthcare, mental health settings, bereavement services and domestic violence charities. That range of experience informs a holistic way of seeing problems.

Many people come wanting help with attachment issues, adoption and foster care concerns, low self-esteem, parenting strain, or trauma and abuse. Elizabeth offers tailored psychotherapy and clinical supervision and focuses on supporting clients to find their own answers rather than giving direct advice.

How Elizabeth's approaches adapt to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that reflect those values. It combines mindful noticing of thoughts and feelings with practical steps for living more intentionally. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and aims to build safer ways of relating in adult life. It is useful for people wanting to understand repeated relational difficulties and repair emotional connections.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and suggest ways of working that might suit you. Together you can decide which tools to try and adjust them as you go.

Please confirm the available online session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also make working with an experienced UK-based BACP counsellor possible for people living abroad, while keeping the focus on practical progress and everyday coping rather than offering quick fixes.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesNarcissismSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyDialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyGottman MethodPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

8+ years

Credentials

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns can I bring to therapy?

Elizabeth works with a wide range of issues such as relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression and self-esteem. She also supports people with adoption and foster care related concerns and attachment issues.

What style of therapy does she use?

The approach is relational and integrative, combining Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Emotionally-Focused work and client-centred listening. Therapy aims to increase self-awareness and practical coping skills.

How much experience does she have?

She has eight years of clinical experience working across healthcare, mental health, bereavement and domestic violence settings. That background contributes to a holistic way of working.

Where is the therapist based and what are her credentials?

She is based in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

Which languages are supported in sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are accepted; please check session options and scheduling details when you make contact.

How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact pricing will be shown when you progress through the booking process.

How do I begin working together?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. You can then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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