About Jessica
Jessica Cooke is a counsellor with 16 years of experience working in health-care settings and independent practice. She holds BACP accreditation and draws on a range of therapy styles to help people with everyday and complex problems. Jessica aims to create a space where people feel understood and able to talk about what matters to them.
Her approach begins by listening closely to what each person brings. She uses Client-Centred Therapy to follow the person’s lead and build trust.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques are offered when practical tools for thinking and behaviour make sense. Solution-Focused work helps set clear, manageable goals for change. Jessica works with people experiencing anxiety and stress, low mood, relationship and intimacy issues, and problems with self-esteem.
She also supports those coping with life changes, grief, sleep difficulties, parenting strain, ADHD and compassion fatigue. Additional focus areas include ageing and geriatric issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, caregiver stress and communication problems. Sessions usually begin by clarifying what the person hopes to achieve and agreeing a straightforward plan.
Sometimes problems are resolved quickly; sometimes they need longer exploration. Jessica is upfront that therapy can be challenging, but that change is a likely part of progress. She offers sessions in English and works with people in the United Kingdom.
Practical options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.
How Jessica blends talking therapies online
Jessica uses Client-Centred Therapy to start. That means she listens without judgement and follows what the person wants to focus on, helping them feel heard and understood. This approach works well when someone needs space to untangle feelings or make sense of their situation.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT offers practical strategies for anxiety, stress and low mood, such as testing unhelpful thoughts and trying small behavioural steps to see what changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica will talk with people about their goals, preferences and life situation, and together they decide whether to focus on listening, problem solving or practical exercises. The plan can change as progress is made and as needs shift.
Online sessions give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions are useful for shorter check-ins or when connection speed is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people reflect in writing or fit therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to keep sessions consistent and to use therapy in ways that suit daily life.
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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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