About Jessica
Jessica Cooke is a counsellor who uses practical, person-focused approaches to help people manage anxiety, stress and other difficult life problems. She works from straightforward methods to support people through depression, relationship strains, grief and concerns about self-esteem. Jessica brings 16 years of experience in health-care settings and independent practice to each appointment.
She begins by listening to what matters most to the client. That first step shapes the way sessions proceed.
Background and approach
Sometimes short, task-focused work is enough. Other times more time is needed to untangle complex feelings and patterns. Jessica draws on Client-Centred Therapy to make space for a person’s own priorities.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical changes. Solution-Focused Therapy helps set achievable goals and work towards them step by step. People come for many reasons including sleeping problems, coping with life changes, parenting stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD and issues around intimacy.
She also supports those facing ageing and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, caregiver stress and first responder concerns. Her approach is collaborative and down-to-earth. Jessica explains options clearly and offers concrete steps to try between sessions.
She recognises therapy can feel challenging and aims to balance honesty with steady support.
Using CBT and Client-Centred Work Online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s priorities. The counsellor offers empathy and reflects what the person says so they feel heard and can decide what to work on. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical tasks to test different ideas and behaviours. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, achievable steps and on building clear goals to move forward.Choosing the best approach is a joint process. Jessica will help clients decide which methods fit their situation, goals and preferences. That choice can change over time as progress is reviewed and new challenges appear.
Online sessions can be more flexible for busy lives. Video calls let people meet face-to-face without travel, phone sessions work well when video is not practical, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or shorter updates. These options make it easier to schedule around work, childcare or medical appointments while still accessing regular therapeutic support.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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