Elizabeth (Liz) Cook
Calm practical counselling for life’s hard moments
About Elizabeth
Elizabeth (Liz) Cook offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by life changes, anxiety, grief or low mood. She writes plainly and listens carefully, helping people work out small steps they can try between sessions. Liz is based in the United Kingdom and brings a steady, compassionate approach to meetings.
She trained as a counsellor and holds BACP accreditation, and she has worked in helping roles for many years.
Background and approach
Before qualifying she spent over two decades in social care supporting people with disabilities and their families. That background shaped her understanding of how long-term illness and disability affect everyday life. Over the last 12 years she has worked with people facing anxiety, depression, stress and compassion fatigue.
Liz also supports people coping with bereavement, addiction, trauma and relationship difficulties, and helps with eating and sleeping problems. She is familiar with issues such as codependency, chronic pain, caregiving strain and feelings of isolation. Liz uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which focuses on how thoughts, feelings and actions link together.
In sessions she offers time to hear a person’s story and then works collaboratively to try practical strategies that make a difference. The aim is to find realistic steps that fit each person’s life. Sessions can include talking through difficult feelings, developing coping tools and practising different ways of responding to stressful situations.
Liz aims to be a steady companion during difficult times and to help people move towards clearer, more manageable days.
What Elizabeth works with
How Elizabeth works
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Sessions & fees
CBT and person centred work online
Elizabeth uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot how thoughts, feelings and actions connect, then helps people test small changes that can reduce anxiety, low mood and unhelpful habits. CBT is practical and goal-focused, useful for worry, sleep problems, rumination and managing everyday stress.She also draws on a person centred way of working that prioritises being heard and understood. This approach supports people who feel stuck, isolated or overwhelmed and helps build the confidence to try new coping strategies. Deciding which approach to use is a shared process; the therapist will work with each person to choose methods that match their needs, goals and preferences.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to add flexibility. Video calls let people keep face-to-face contact when possible. Phone sessions fit when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins or for people who prefer writing. These options help therapy fit around work, caregiving or mobility challenges and make it easier to keep regular contact with a registered or accredited professional.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Visually impaired
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 12 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
