About me
“Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it, how we deal with it, how we transcend it.” — Audre Lorde
The foundation of therapy is the relationship. We heal through healthy relational experiences, safety, connection, witnessing and repair. At the core of my practice is an engaging, challenging and collaborative space where all parts of you are welcome. The challenge and curiosity I bring is there to help you grow, reflect, know yourself on a deeper level and highlight your autonomy; you are the expert. The space is always centered on you, your story and understanding your experience. You are the architect of your life.
I work with anxiety, self-confidence, grief, life transitions and endings, trauma/PTSD, relationship challenges and GSRD, ADHD/autism, gender and sexuality, chronic illness and more. Sometimes people just simply need a space to talk through things. You don't need to have everything figured out; taking that first step is enough. I also work with people who are not LGBTQ+ or neurodivergent who feel I could be a good fit. There’s also no such thing as “queer” enough. All are welcome.
Testimony: "I have had several therapists and I have never felt as understood and seen as I have with Coco. She clearly loves her craft and brings a comfortable humanity to all of her sessions where you are not just a client but also a whole being".
Contact via email: coco.ann@outlook
Website: https://cocoanntherapy.com/
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a Humanistic, Person-Centred counsellor and therapist qualified at Brighton University. My style is relational with an open dialogue and I also work with the body and not just the head. I am client led, meaning I believe you are the expert and know yourself better than anyone else. Client autonomy is important to me. I'm not here to tell you what do do, but I can still invite healthy challenge and ask questions that I feel could help you reflect deeper.
Having spent over two years volunteering with MindOut, I specialise in LGBTQIA+ support and help clients work with neurodiversity rather than against it, including awareness of PDA, sensory issues, meltdown and shutdown, executive function and the trauma from masking and managing for years alone without support or initial diagnosis. I work with a Sex Positive attitude alongside supporting sex workers and I can adopt a careful, trauma formed approach when needed. I can work with attachment styles, healing from relationship and attachment issues stemming from childhood or abusive relationships, as well as improving the relationship you have with yourself.
With previous education in English Literature and Creative Writing, I deeply value expression, voice and the unique stories we all have inside of us.
Reaching out is a powerful first step in investing in yourself. As Audre Lorde wrote, "What is most important to me must be spoken, made verbal and shared." I welcome any questions and my website is available for client testimonies and further details.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Family Estrangement
Therapies offered
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Fees
£50.00 - £70.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
- Standard fee: £70 per session
- Students: £60
- Concessions: £50 (limited availability)
When I work
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Face to face: Mondays and Tuesdays
Online: Thursdays and Fridays
