Elizabeth (Liz) Cook, BACP

Elizabeth (Liz) Cook is a UK-based counsellor who brings 12 years of clinical experience to her practice and holds accreditation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the UK professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists.

She qualified as a counsellor in the UK in 2012 and previously spent 22 years working in social care, supporting people with disabilities and the friends and family members who cared for them. That professional and personal background informs her understanding of how illness and disability affect individuals and family systems, and underpins her commitment to offering practical, compassionate support.

Liz has extensive experience working with anxiety, depression and stress, as well as with people who feel suicidal, those who manage distress through self-harm, and people whose low mood leads them to withdraw from everyday life. She is trained in person centred counselling and also holds a qualification in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), a structured approach that helps clients identify and change patterns of thinking and behaviour that contribute to distress.

When clients first meet Liz she allows time to hear their story, to clarify goals, and to explain how therapy might help. She believes people have resources within themselves to create change and that a supportive therapeutic relationship can help unlock those resources. Liz offers support for a wide range of concerns including grief, relationship and family issues, addiction, trauma, parenting challenges, and coping with life changes, and she aims to accompany clients as they work toward improved wellbeing.