About William
Dr. William Cook draws on 18 years of clinical practice to help people who feel stuck or overwhelmed. He is trained with credentials from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS).
He speaks English, Spanish and French and works with clients in the United Kingdom and internationally. He sees people coping with anxiety, stress, depression, bereavement and trauma. He also supports those dealing with addiction, intimacy and relationship difficulties, work and career strain, and the after-effects of abuse.
Background and approach
Phobias are part of his practice focus alongside sleep and eating concerns, ADHD and compassion fatigue. William uses practical, realistic methods in sessions. He draws on client-centred listening and attachment-based thinking to understand relationships and emotional needs.
He also uses cognitive behavioural strategies to help people change thinking patterns and behaviour when that is useful. Sessions usually look like a calm conversation about immediate problems and what the person wants to achieve. He helps set clear goals and offers tools to use between meetings, such as breathing or grounding exercises, behavioural experiments, or simple communication techniques for relationships.
Many clients appreciate a steady, straightforward approach that balances emotional understanding with practical steps. He can work in English, Spanish or French and offers several online formats to fit different schedules. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and then arrange a session that suits them.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past bonds shape current relationships and emotional patterns. It helps people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships and develop new, healthier ways of connecting.Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person in front of the counsellor. It is useful for people who need space to talk things through and to find their own solutions with calm, non-directive support.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) gives practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours. It often includes simple exercises between sessions, such as behavioural experiments or reframing thoughts, which can reduce anxiety and manage phobias.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as things change so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters. Phone sessions can fit into busy days and need less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging can be used for shorter check-ins, reflection between sessions or when typing feels easier. These options make it simpler to keep continuity and fit therapy around work, family and travel.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trichotillomania
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English, Spanish, French
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