Jessica Cooke, BACP

Jessica Cooke is a BACP counsellor with 16 years' experience in health-care settings and private practice. She welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship issues, low self-esteem or life changes. Jessica aims to build a trusting working relationship so people feel heard and understood from the start.

Jessica works in a straightforward, practical way. She listens first and then offers approaches that fit the problem and the person's life. Sessions can focus on short-term goals or take more time to unpack deeper issues. She explains that therapy can be challenging, and change may take effort, but that is often part of progress.

Her work draws on Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Solution-Focused and Trauma-Focused approaches. Jessica adapts these methods to the concerns brought into the room, such as grief, parenting strain, career worries, or challenges linked to LGBT issues and neurodiversity.

Over the years she has supported people dealing with depression, sleep problems, anger, ADHD and bipolar concerns, as well as those coping with caregiving stress, isolation or questions about life purpose. Her practice includes work with people facing first responder issues, communication and control problems, and the after-effects of separation.

Jessica writes simply and directly with an emphasis on understanding what is actually happening in someone’s life. She encourages people who are unsure about therapy to try a session and see what feels helpful.

How Jessica’s therapeutic approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and responding to what matters most to the person. The counsellor offers acceptance and reflection so people can explore feelings and make sense of their experience. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going and uses practical steps to change them. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, sleep or unhelpful routines. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on helping people identify practical next steps and small changes that move them toward their goals.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Jessica will work collaboratively to decide which approach, or combination of approaches, fits the person’s needs, goals and preferences. Early sessions are used to understand the problem and agree on what to try next rather than imposing a single method.

Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by reducing travel and allowing sessions around work or caregiving commitments. It also lets people choose quieter surroundings, have shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid being on camera if that helps. Registered and accredited professionals often use online sessions to maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are difficult, while tailoring the practical arrangements to each person.