Tina Cooney , BACP

Tina Cooney is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP registration and has five years of professional experience offering support around stress, anxiety, family matters, trauma and parenting concerns. Tina presents a calm, practical style and aims to help people find clearer ways to manage difficult feelings and day-to-day pressures.

She uses a mix of well-established approaches so sessions can be tailored to each person. Cognitive behavioural techniques can help spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Mindfulness practices are used to build moment-to-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Attachment-based ideas are woven in to explore how early relationships shape current responses.

Tina describes herself as integrative, drawing on different methods such as ACT - Acceptance and Commitment Therapy - to help people clarify values and take small, meaningful steps. She also has a diploma in mindfulness and works in a trauma-aware way, guided by her clinical experience with trauma and abuse issues.

Sessions are mainly online by video or phone, and messaging is also available in scheduled 50-minute slots through the platform. Tina aims to create a non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be talked through and where practical tools are offered alongside reflective conversation.

Her approach is collaborative: she works with each client to decide which methods feel most helpful. This lets people try practical strategies while also exploring the past when it feels relevant.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Tina commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and take small actions towards those values. ACT focuses on noticing difficult thoughts without getting stuck and building life-led behaviour rather than avoiding feelings.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) techniques to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test them with practical experiments. CBT is useful for managing anxiety and stress by teaching concrete skills to change reactions and routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Tina collaborates with each client to choose methods that match their needs, goals and preferences. That might mean starting with short behavioural tasks, trying mindfulness exercises together, or exploring relationship patterns at a gentler pace until a person feels ready.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility around schedules and comfort. Video is good for a fuller conversation; phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited; messaging or live chat can fit brief check-ins or quieter days. These options let people access therapy from different locations and fit sessions around work, family and caring commitments.