Elizabeth (Liz) Cook, BACP

Elizabeth (Liz) Cook is a United Kingdom based counsellor with 12 years of professional experience and a long background in social care. Before qualifying as a counsellor she spent 22 years supporting people with disabilities and the family members who care for them, and that experience continues to inform her understanding of how illness and disability can affect individuals and families.

She has developed extensive experience helping people who are living with anxiety, depression and stress, and she has worked with clients who have experienced suicidal thoughts, used self-harm to manage feelings, or withdrawn from social life when feeling very low. Those clinical interests sit alongside a wider focus that includes grief, relationship difficulties, addiction, compassion fatigue and the effects of trauma.

Elizabeth trained in person-centred counselling and also holds a qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). She is a member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which is a professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK. When meeting a client for the first time she sets aside time to hear the person’s story, explore their goals for counselling and explain how she might work together to support change.

Her approach is rooted in the person-centred belief that people carry the capacity for positive change within themselves, while recognising the value of having a supportive therapist alongside them during that process. She aims to offer steady, practical support as people work through difficult feelings and life transitions.