Counsellor profile
Jessica Cooke, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Jessica
Counsellor and BACP member with 16 years' experience, Jessica Cooke works with stress, anxiety, relationships, self-esteem, depression and related concerns. She also supports people facing grief, parenting strains, career questions, ADHD and issues linked to intimacy and sleep. Sessions are offered in English in the United Kingdom.
Jessica uses straightforward talking therapy. She combines client-centred ways of working with cognitive behavioural ideas and solution-focused techniques. This means she listens to what matters to the person first, then tries practical ways to change unhelpful thoughts and reactions. She may also use trauma-focused approaches when past events are affecting daily life.
Her background includes work in health-care settings and private practice over more than sixteen years. That experience has involved supporting people with complex and overlapping problems, such as co-morbidity, caregiver stress, and first responder issues. She aims to identify what a person wants to change and to test simple steps that can make a difference.
In the therapy room she focuses on clear, practical conversations. Sessions can look different for each person depending on goals and needs. Some people come with a specific problem they want to resolve, while others are unsure what they want and use early sessions to clarify this.
Jessica encourages honest discussion about the risks and effort therapy can involve. She explains that change can be hard, but that working on difficult feelings is sometimes necessary when the current situation is not working. Prospective clients are asked to use the site process to see counselling options and schedule a first session.
How Jessica uses talking therapies in online counselling
Jessica commonly draws on client-centred therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy in her work. Client-centred therapy involves listening without judgement and helping the person clarify what matters to them. It is useful for people who need to understand their feelings and decide on next steps. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and tests small, practical changes to reduce distress and improve coping.Choosing the right approach is part of the early work. Jessica will discuss goals and preferences with each person and then suggest ways of working together. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses to match what is helping most.
The therapist's profile does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm which formats are offered before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and reduce travel time. It can also allow shorter check-ins or phone contact when needed, and it gives a way to keep continuity of care if attending in person is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt sessions to focus on practical skills, reflection or trauma processing depending on what is most helpful.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and relationship issues. The list also includes grief, parenting, ADHD and intimacy-related problems.
What style of therapy does she use?
She blends client-centred methods with cognitive behavioural and solution-focused approaches. Trauma-focused techniques may be used when past events are relevant.
How much experience does she have?
Jessica has sixteen years of experience in health-care settings and private practice. That background includes work with complex and overlapping problems.
Which professional body is she a member of and where does she practise?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She practises in the United Kingdom.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are used?
The original profile does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees should be checked during the booking process.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. That starts the booking and matching process.
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.