Elizabeth (Liz) Cook, BACP

Seeking support from a counsellor is a significant step, and Elizabeth (Liz) Cook aims to make that step as clear and approachable as possible. She brings over a decade of experience to her work, having qualified as a counsellor in the UK in 2012 and built a career that draws on both clinical training and long-term social care experience. Before qualifying she spent 22 years working in social care, supporting people with disabilities and the family members who care for them, which deepened her understanding of how illness and disability affect individuals and family systems.

Liz has extensive experience helping people facing anxiety, depression and stress, including those who feel suicidal, manage distress through self-harm, or withdraw from life when feeling very low. She is trained in person-centred counselling and also holds a qualification in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - CBT. She is a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), a professional organisation for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK.

In practice she offers time at the first meeting for clients to explain their situation and goals, then discusses how counselling might help and what to expect. Grounded in a person-centred philosophy, she believes people have inner resources for change and that a supportive therapeutic relationship can help those resources emerge. She works collaboratively and aims to accompany clients as they navigate change and healing.