About Elizabeth
Elizabeth (Liz) Cook offers calm, practical support for people facing anxiety, stress, grief and other difficult life changes. She writes simply and listens closely so clients can explain their situation in plain words. Liz aims to make the first step easier and to work at a pace that suits each person.
Liz qualified as a counsellor in the United Kingdom in 2012 and has twelve years of experience. Before training she worked for 22 years in social care supporting people with disabilities and their family carers.
Background and approach
That background shapes how she responds to issues linked to illness, disability and long-term caring roles. Her main clinical approach is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which she combines with a person-centred style. In sessions she gives space to describe problems, then helps people notice patterns of thinking and behaviour that uphold distress.
Together they try practical steps to test different ways of coping. She has worked with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and addiction, and with needs such as sleep problems, parenting strain and chronic health conditions. Liz also supports people dealing with grief, guilt, shame and feelings of emptiness.
When someone first meets her she offers time to explain what they hope to change and then discusses how counselling might help. Her aim is to support realistic, manageable change rather than rushing towards quick fixes.
CBT and person-centred work online
Elizabeth uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thought patterns and try small experiments to change them. CBT is practical and often suits problems like anxiety, low mood, sleep difficulties and phobias because it focuses on what people do and think day to day.Alongside CBT she brings a person-centred approach, offering space to tell your story without judgement and working at a pace you feel comfortable with. That combination lets clients try practical techniques while feeling heard and supported throughout the process.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and together you will decide what to try first. If a method does not feel helpful, she will adapt the plan and suggest different ways forward so the work fits you.
Online therapy is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make sessions flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, written reflection or people who find writing easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit counselling around work, family and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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