Counsellor profile
Elizabeth (Liz) Cook, BACP
Counsellor - Anxiety and Depression
See online counselling options- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Person centred counselling
- Support with grief
About Elizabeth
Counsellor Elizabeth (Liz) Cook is a BACP member with 12 years' experience in the UK. She works with people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, stress, grief and a wide range of life challenges including relationship and family concerns, addiction, and long‑term illness.
Liz draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, alongside person‑centred ways of working. She offers an initial conversation that gives time to describe the current problem and what the person hopes to change. That first meeting is used to agree how to proceed and what to aim for in counselling.
Her background includes over two decades in social care before training as a counsellor, so she has long experience supporting people affected by illness or disability and the family members who care for them. This experience shapes how she listens and responds in sessions.
Sessions focus on practical steps as well as exploring feelings. CBT techniques are used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try small behaviour changes. Person‑centred work means the counsellor follows what the person brings and creates space to talk things through at their pace.
Clients can expect plain spoken, steady support and help to plan manageable next steps. Liz works in English and does not take international clients. She uses a subscription model for sessions which can be cancelled at any time.
How CBT and person centred work online
CBT focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behaviour changes. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and stress and gives practical steps to try between sessions.Person centred counselling puts the person's own concerns at the centre. It provides space to talk and for the counsellor to reflect what is said, helping people clarify feelings and choices.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and try ways of working that suit each person. That choice is made together and can change as the work progresses.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around work, caring duties or medical appointments and can cut travel time. It can also allow shorter check‑ins when needed or sessions without video if that suits the person better.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What problems does she help with most?
She helps with stress, anxiety, depression and grief as well as relationship, family and addiction concerns. Other areas include long‑term illness, parenting and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside person‑centred counselling. That means practical thinking tools combined with time to talk things through.
How much experience does she have?
She has 12 years' experience as a counsellor, plus prior work in social care for over 20 years.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK book sessions?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Click the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.