Leigh Cooper
Warm person-centred counselling for life challenges
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About Leigh
Leigh Cooper is a counsellor who draws on seven years of professional experience to support people through difficult times. She holds a BACP accreditation, and she offers both short-term and longer-term work. Leigh aims to create a warm, respectful space where people can talk about what matters to them.
Leigh came to counselling after her own experience of therapy, which helped her understand how helpful a genuine, accepting listener can be.
Background and approach
She trained with a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling from CPCAB and maintains ongoing professional development in related topics. Her background includes work with people affected by addiction, low self-esteem, self-harm and destructive behaviour. She also has experience supporting people who have survived trauma, sexual abuse and domestic violence.
This experience shapes a practical, compassionate approach in sessions. Leigh focuses on everyday issues such as stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem and relationship concerns. She also works with people dealing with neurodiversity-related topics and attentional differences, and with those managing caregiver strain or work-related compassion fatigue.
In sessions she aims to listen without judgement and to help clients make sense of what feels stuck. Conversations may include looking at past experiences that affect the present and trying different ways to handle current challenges. Clients are invited to set the pace and direction of the work together.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 7
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 374066
- Languages
- English
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Leigh's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Leigh works with
Everything Leigh lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
How Leigh works online
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Leigh will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and will adapt methods as the relationship develops. The aim is to find what helps most, not to fit someone into a single model.
Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and reduce travel time. It can also allow quieter check-ins or shorter contact when that suits a person better. Confirm the available session formats before booking so you know how Leigh is seeing people at that time.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Leigh commonly help with?
Leigh supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship concerns. She also works with trauma, LGBT issues, ADHD and compassion fatigue among other focuses.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She offers a person-centred, empathic approach that focuses on listening and understanding. Sessions aim to be respectful and sometimes gently challenging as clients explore their concerns.
How much experience does she have?
Leigh has seven years of professional experience working in counselling roles. Her background includes work with addiction, self-harm and survivors of trauma.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and trained with a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling from CPCAB. She practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with people who live outside the UK?
She accepts international clients, so people outside the United Kingdom may be able to work with her.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during the booking process.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability. That process pairs you and lets you arrange the first session.
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