Counsellor profile
Tina Cooney, BACP
BACP counsellor - Family and parenting support
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- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Attachment ideas
About Tina
Tina Cooney is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She works with adults on issues such as stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns and anger. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients.
Tina uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on cognitive behavioural techniques and mindfulness skills to help manage difficult thinking and strong emotions. Attachment-based ideas inform her work around family relationships and parent-child patterns.
She describes herself as an integrative counsellor and can introduce creative methods such as guided meditation alongside talking therapy. This means she chooses tools from several approaches rather than using just one method. Her background includes a diploma in mindfulness and experience framed around trauma-informed care.
Tina prefers online video calls or phone sessions and also offers messaging through the platform, with messaging scheduled into a 50 minute slot using camera and sound off while typing. If you are considering sessions from another country, she does accept international clients but it is sensible to confirm practical session arrangements before booking.
In a first meeting she will talk about what you want to work on and suggest ways to proceed. She aims to work at a steady pace so people can try techniques and see what helps. The focus is on improving everyday coping, communication at home, and managing stress linked to parenting and family roles.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Tina commonly draws on cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness practice. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect and offers practical skills to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness provides short exercises to calm the body and steady attention, which can reduce anxiety and aid clearer thinking.She also uses attachment-based ideas when family relationships are part of the difficulty. That approach helps identify recurring relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current responses, which can be useful for parenting and family conflict issues.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Tina will discuss goals and preferences, then try methods that fit the situation. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as you learn what helps.
Her usual session options include online video calls and phone sessions, and she also offers messaging through the platform in a scheduled 50 minute slot with camera and sound off while typing. If you need different arrangements, confirm the available session formats before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can work on family and parenting concerns between other commitments.
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Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns and anger, plus related issues such as attachment difficulties and separation.
How would she approach my parenting or family concerns?
She uses a mix of methods including cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and attachment-based ideas to look at patterns and practical ways to change them.
How much experience does she have?
Tina has five years of professional experience working with adults on family and parenting related issues.
What are her credentials and where does she practise?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients, though it is sensible to confirm session arrangements across time zones before booking.
What session formats does she use?
Her preferred methods are online video calls and phone sessions. Messaging is also offered through the platform in a scheduled 50 minute slot with camera and sound off while typing.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; check the service details for exact pricing in your area.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.