Gillian Cooper, BACP

Gillian Cooper is a UK-based therapist with nine years of professional experience supporting adults and young people across statutory, voluntary and private settings. She has worked in trauma services for women and girls, private care, MIND UK and NHS hospital bereavement services, and has offered both one-to-one therapeutic work and teaching as a counselling tutor up to Level 4.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including stress and anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, bereavement and loss, eating and sleeping changes, addictions, self-esteem and intimacy-related issues. She has experience supporting neuro-divergent clients, people in crisis and those presenting with challenging behaviours, and has worked with clients affected by family court and separation from children.

Gillian blends counselling and therapy to match clients' needs. She uses solution-focused approaches for shorter-term, here-and-now goals while drawing on psychodynamic and attachment-based perspectives when exploring deeper patterns and the influence of past experiences. Her clinical repertoire also includes client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), Jungian ideas and solution-focused methods to create practical, personalised plans for change.

Alongside therapeutic work, Gillian has supported learners to define career goals, build resilience, develop negotiation skills and strengthen inner confidence. She also notes that, as an expression of her Catholic faith, she can incorporate biblical principles and Christian values into her work when that is appropriate and welcomed by the person she is supporting.

Gillian holds BACP accreditation - membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, a recognised UK professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists. She provides services in English and is based in the United Kingdom. She is not currently accepting new clients.