Counsellor profile
Aaron Thorpe, BACP
counsellor - relationships and personal difficulties
See online counselling options- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Attachment focus
About Aaron
counsellor, BACP, 4 years' counselling experience, Aaron Thorpe works with relationship and personal difficulties. He practices in the United Kingdom and helps people with issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, and relationship and parenting concerns.
He draws on several therapeutic approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centred methods, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. Sessions aim to identify patterns that get in the way and to make those patterns clearer so different choices become possible. He uses straightforward explanations and metaphors to help people understand what is going on for them.
Aaron describes his work as relational. He focuses on how attachment and everyday interactions shape feelings and behaviour. He pays attention to boundaries, communication difficulties, codependency and commitment issues alongside emotional reactions like anger, grief and emptiness.
His background includes roles in education, teaching and leadership. That experience informs a practical approach to skills and resources between sessions, such as recommended readings and exercises. He also integrates discussion of values and life direction when people want broader change.
People coming for help can expect a conversational style that balances listening with gentle challenge. Sessions look at current difficulties and the lived experience behind them, whether the concern is addiction, trauma, ADHD related struggles, or career stress. Aaron asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire to begin and to schedule a first session once they have chosen their options.
Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling
Aaron regularly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and then act in line with their values. It can help when anxiety, depression or getting stuck are the main problems.He also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy, which looks at how early and current relationships shape how people connect and respond. This can be useful for relationship difficulties, codependency, commitment issues and intimacy problems.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and agree a way forward together. That means approaches may be combined or adapted over time depending on what helps most.
The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available formats before booking. Online counselling can make sessions easier to fit into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly use online sessions to continue therapeutic work when meeting in person is difficult, and this counsellor will help set practical arrangements that suit everyday life.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he work with?
He helps people with relationship problems, parenting and family strain, anxiety, depression, stress, addiction and issues such as grief, anger and intimacy difficulties.
What is his therapeutic style?
He blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centred methods, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy into a conversational, exploratory approach.
How much counselling experience does he have?
He has four years' direct counselling experience and a longer background in education, teaching and leadership.
Which professional body is he listed with?
He is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
In what language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees arranged?
Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin bookings or ask questions?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.