Counsellor profile
Tina Cooney, BACP
Counsellor - stress and family concerns
See online counselling options- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Attachment focus
About Tina
Counsellor Tina Cooney is a BACP member with five years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She works with stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting and anger. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Tina uses a mix of approaches to meet practical needs. She draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and on mindfulness to build attention and calm. Attachment-based ideas inform work around relationships, separations and adoption or foster care experiences.
She describes herself as an integrative counsellor and brings a variety of practical tools into sessions. This can include simple behavioural experiments, breathing or grounding practices, and reflective discussion about past and present relationships. The aim is to make therapy useful day to day rather than only theoretical.
Tina has worked with adults and has professional experience helping parents and carers with the strains of caregiving. She also notes experience with issues such as abandonment, blended family problems, codependency, and communication difficulties.
Her stated preference is to meet by online video call or phone. The original biography also mentions a messaging option through the platform within a set slot. Prospective clients should confirm current session formats and details when they arrange a first appointment.
Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. It can help when worry or avoidance gets in the way of normal life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. It is commonly used for anxiety and stress and offers practical steps to test different responses.The therapist will work with the client to find the best approach. That is discussed together in early sessions and adjusted as needs and goals become clearer. The aim is to choose methods that fit the person's situation and preferences, rather than to insist on one single model.
Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around work and family life and avoiding travel time. The original biography indicates a preference for online video calls or phone, and a messaging option within a set 50 minute slot through the platform; confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions also make it easier to keep short check-ins when time is limited, or to use a phone call if bandwidth is an issue.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting and anger. The biography also lists topics such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, and communication problems.
What is her main counselling approach?
She is an integrative counsellor who uses several approaches. These include cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and attachment-based ideas.
How long has she practised?
She has five years of professional experience in counselling work in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold?
She is listed as a BACP member, as stated in the supplied information.
Can I book sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English according to the biography.
What session formats are available?
The biography states a preference for online video call or phone and mentions a messaging option through the platform within a set slot. Confirm the current formats before booking.
How are fees handled?
The cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, as noted in the fact sheet.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session when prompted.
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.