Leigh Cooper , BACP

Leigh Cooper is a counsellor with seven years' experience helping people facing stress, anxiety and life changes. She is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Leigh offers sessions for people coping with grief, depression, trauma and a wide range of personal struggles.

Leigh aims to create a warm and respectful space where people can talk honestly about what is worrying them. She draws on her own experience of therapy to stay grounded and genuine in sessions. Her approach values acceptance, empathy and straightforward listening.

She has worked with people affected by addiction, self-harm, sexual abuse and domestic violence. She also supports those dealing with relationship strain, workplace stress, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related concerns. Leigh pays attention to attachment and abandonment issues, communication problems and feelings of emptiness.

Leigh trained to a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling with CPCAB and keeps learning through continuing professional development. She follows the BACP Ethical Framework in her practice and holds professional indemnity insurance. Sessions can be short term or longer term depending on what someone needs.

Leigh offers therapy in English and works with international clients from the United Kingdom. Her sessions are a place to untangle difficult feelings and to find clearer choices about next steps in life.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions that fit your life

Leigh uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on listening and building understanding. Person-centred counselling places the person's experience at the heart of sessions and helps with feelings of low self-worth, grief and relationship strain by offering steady, non-judgemental support. Trauma-informed work recognises how past harmful events can affect current emotions and behaviour and offers careful, paced ways to process those experiences.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Leigh treats this as a collaborative process and discusses options with each client to match methods to their needs, goals and comfort level. She adjusts plans over time as people notice what helps and what does not.

Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and keep the session close to an in-person meeting, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, ongoing notes between sessions or for people who prefer writing to talking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and travel, and allow people to connect from different locations.