Leigh Cooper, BACP

Leigh Cooper is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with seven years of experience. She holds a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling from CPCAB and is an Accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Leigh brings a calm, straightforward approach and aims to create a warm, respectful environment for people to talk about what matters to them.

Leigh became a counsellor after her own experience of therapy, which gave her insight into how helpful a non-judgemental space can be. She has spent much of her career supporting people facing addiction, self-harm, low self-esteem and harmful patterns of behaviour. She also has experience with trauma, sexual abuse and domestic violence.

Her practice covers a broad range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, and issues linked to relationships and family life. She also supports people dealing with attachment and abandonment, communication and commitment difficulties, and the strain of caregiving. Leigh lists work with LGBT clients among her areas of focus.

Leigh offers both short-term and long-term work and follows the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Ethical Framework. She keeps her skills up to date through ongoing professional development, including courses on autism awareness, ADHD awareness and working with sexual violence.

In sessions she aims to listen without judgement and to help people talk through the thoughts and feelings that hold them back. The goal is to find practical ways forward and to help clients feel less stuck.

Therapeutic approaches and online working

Leigh describes her practice as person centred and trauma aware, which means sessions focus first on listening and understanding a person's experience. Person centred work involves reflecting back what someone says, helping them clarify their feelings and decide on next steps. It can help with low self-esteem, relationship worry and feeling stuck.

She also brings trauma-aware skills to sessions, which means recognising how past harm can shape current reactions and pacing conversations so people feel able to work through difficult memories. This approach is useful for survivors of abuse, domestic violence or other traumatic events.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Leigh will work with each person to agree what methods fit their goals, needs and preferences. Together they check in on what helps and adjust the work as needed rather than sticking to a single plan.

The biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, family and travel, reduce commuting time and allow shorter check-ins when a quick conversation is needed. It can also help people who prefer not to travel or who live outside the therapist's local area. Registered or accredited professionals aim to adapt how they work so therapy can fit into everyday life.