Tina Cooney, BACP

Tina Cooney is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people manage stress, anxiety, family strain, trauma and parenting challenges. She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and brings five years of professional experience to her work. Tina aims to make early conversations straightforward and calm for anyone feeling overwhelmed.

Tina uses a mix of practical techniques rather than a single method. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and on mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity and promote calm. Attachment-based ideas help when relationship patterns and early losses affect present-day emotions.

Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth. She encourages people to speak plainly about what feels hard and to try small steps between sessions. When helpful, she introduces simple meditations, behavioural experiments or narrative work to make sense of difficult events.

Tina also focuses on issues such as abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, attachment difficulties, codependency, communication problems, dissociation, and the impact of divorce or domestic violence. She supports people who are coping with caregiver stress, blended-family dynamics, anger and feelings of emptiness.

Online meetings are her usual way of working, with video and phone calls preferred and messaging available within a set session slot. Tina aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can try new ways of handling emotions and conflicts.

How therapy approaches translate to online support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck in them and to act in line with what matters most. It is useful for persistent anxiety, stress and feeling stuck. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people make different choices in close relationships or when old wounds resurface. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening without judgment, offering empathy and allowing people to find their own solutions at their own pace.

Tina treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs with each person and adapt methods so therapy feels useful. Together they decide whether ACT, attachment-informed work, client-centred listening or a mix will best support progress.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls let visual connection guide the conversation, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is low or camera use is difficult, and live chat or text messaging can suit short check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options increase flexibility and make it easier to keep therapy consistent alongside family, work and travel commitments.