Roseanna Cook, BACP

Roseanna Cook is a counsellor who combines practical talking therapy with compassion and a down-to-earth style. She works with people facing long-term anxiety, trauma, phobias, loss and addictive behaviours. Roseanna aims to make sessions feel straightforward and manageable, beginning from wherever someone is in their journey.

She uses a mix of client-centred listening, cognitive and mindfulness tools. Sessions are described as warm, professional and collaborative, with space for humour and honest conversation. The focus is on understanding what is happening now and finding steps that help reduce distress over time.

Roseanna has 16 years of clinical experience and professional registration as a BACP member. That background underpins lots of practical, hands-on work with common and complex emotional problems. She has worked with many people affected by grief, phobias and addiction and has delivered thousands of counselling hours.

Her areas of focus include stress, depression, bipolar-related difficulties, ADHD and self-esteem issues, as well as relationship and family concerns. She also supports people coping with chronic pain, long-term illness, caregiving strain and the emotional fallout of adoption or abandonment.

Sessions are shaped around each person’s needs and goals. Roseanna encourages clients to start small, try manageable changes and build on what works. People who prefer a supportive, pragmatic approach that blends talking, mindfulness and practical exercises often find this style helpful.

Therapeutic approaches that suit online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages noticing thoughts and values-based action rather than trying to fight thoughts. It can help with anxiety, low mood and life changes by focusing on what matters and small consistent steps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and uses practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns; it is often helpful for phobias, anxiety and mood difficulties. Client-Centred Therapy centres on listening and creating a non-judgemental space where people can make sense of their experiences and build self-understanding.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try first. That collaborative process means approaches can be adjusted as therapy progresses to match what feels most helpful.

The original profile does not specify which online formats are offered, so please confirm the session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use mindfulness exercises and worksheets between sessions, so therapeutic work can continue in day-to-day life.