Gillian Cooper, BACP
9 years in practice
Gillian Cooper is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps adults with stress, anxiety, relationship strains and life changes.
License and registration
- BACP
- 394554 · expires March 2026
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
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About Gillian
Gillian Cooper is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps adults with stress, anxiety, relationship strains and life changes. She works with people facing grief, trauma, addiction and sleep or eating difficulties. Gillian also supports those coping with parenting challenges, career uncertainty, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue.
Her style blends shorter-term counselling and longer-term therapy. In counselling she focuses on practical steps that help in the here and now.
Background and approach
In therapy she looks at earlier life experiences to understand patterns that repeat in the present. Gillian draws on several approaches including Jungian ideas, attachment-based thinking and client-centred work. She also uses cognitive behavioural and psychodynamic techniques to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours.
Sessions are shaped around each person’s priorities and pace. She has nine years of professional experience across mental health services, bereavement work in hospitals, MIND UK and personal care. Gillian has supported people affected by family court processes, crisis situations and varying forms of abuse.
She has also worked with neuro-divergent adults and young people. In addition to practice, Gillian has tutored counselling up to Level 4 and helped learners set career goals, build resilience and develop confidence. She can incorporate Biblical principles and Christian values where a client requests that perspective.
Gillian is registered with the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Gillian lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Gillian names
- Jungian Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Therapy approaches and online support
Gillian commonly draws on Jungian ideas and attachment-based thinking. Jungian approaches look at symbols, personal meaning and recurring life themes to help people gain insight into their inner world and choices. Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships affect current connections and helps people change patterns in close relationships. She also uses client-centred principles that place the person’s experience at the heart of sessions. This means the counsellor follows the client’s concerns, listens closely and works collaboratively to set goals and next steps. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Gillian will discuss different options and agree a plan that fits the client’s needs, goals and preferences. The choice of method can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge. Online therapy gives practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation over distance, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins and text messaging helps when people prefer written reflection. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and day-to-day life while keeping a steady course of support.We will earn a commission if you sign up through our link, at no cost to you. It does not change what you pay or the order of the listings.
Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can be addressed?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and addictions, along with relationship, parenting and career concerns.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
Gillian combines counselling for short-term, practical goals with deeper therapeutic work that looks at past experiences and underlying patterns.
What experience does the counsellor have?
She has nine years of professional work across mental health services, bereavement services, MIND UK and personal care.
Which credentials and location apply?
Gillian is registered with the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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