About Leigh
Leigh Cooper is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with seven years of experience. She holds a BACP accreditation, and she offers both short-term and longer-term therapy. People often contact her when anxiety, stress or depression feel overwhelming and they need a calm space to talk.
Leigh works in a warm and respectful way. She aims to create a non-judgemental setting where someone can speak honestly about difficult events.
Background and approach
Sessions are framed around listening first and then helping people make sense of their feelings and choices. Her background includes supporting people affected by addiction, self-harm, sexual abuse, domestic violence and trauma. She also helps with relationship strain, grief, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue.
Additional areas she addresses include abandonment, attachment issues, autism and ADHD related concerns, and issues around communication and commitment. Leigh trained to be a Person Centred Counsellor and holds a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling from CPCAB. She is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - BACP.
Her continuing professional development has included autism awareness and ADHD awareness training. In sessions she focuses on understanding what matters to each person and exploring practical ways forward. The therapist and client work together to identify next steps, whether that is short-term coping strategies or a longer process to unpack past wounds.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online therapy
Leigh uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that centre on listening and helping people make practical changes. One approach emphasizes person centred work where the focus is on being heard, understood and accepted; this helps when anxiety, low self-esteem or grief make it hard to talk to others. Another approach draws on trauma-informed ideas to recognise how past harm affects present feelings and relationships; that perspective supports people coping with abuse, sexual violence or long-term stress.Choosing the right approach is a partnership. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they will try different ways of working and adjust the plan so it fits the person's needs and pace.
Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps progress. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can work well for a shorter check-in. Live chat or messaging can suit quick updates and reflection between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or mobility constraints while keeping the focus on meaningful progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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