About me
Hello, I'm Cora. I specialise in helping Millennials, Gen. Z, and members of the queer community navigate modern life.
I find it's hard to write about therapy without it sounding…well, like a lot of therapy-speak. Which isn't ideal, since it makes it harder for you - the reader - to find someone that feels like a real person, rather than TherapyGPT. So, I’ll do my best to avoid the cliches, and try to give you something more concrete to work with.
I offer practical, down-to-earth therapy that gets modern life. I've been working with Millennials and Gen. Z since 2018 - which in real terms means my private practice is older than Lana Del Rey's Norman Rockwell album. Throughout these years, I've been alongside you in the trenches, helping people find solid ground when life feels anything but. And, as the Lana reference may have hinted, I have particular experience of working with queer stories.
I am proud to offer therapy that embraces difference - all aspects of your identity are welcomed, respected, and valued here.
About Me
I'm from Bristol originally, and moved back there in 2024, via a few years in New Zealand, a year in France, and 17 years in London. Before starting my practice, my working life spanned the charity sector, Film and TV, and a start-up in the wine trade. My academic life has pretty effectively adhered to the archetype of a kid whose nose was semi-permanently in a book - I like the big ideas that come from the smallest details of life.
As an Integrative therapist, I blend lots of different influences into my work, beyond just the world of therapy theory. My experience with languages, literature and philosophy ensures these are frequent presences in my therapy room. Also, as a classic Millennial, I am very interested in pop culture, and firmly believe that even truly terrible reality TV can provide a window into ourselves, in the most surprising ways (it’s not only dusty old therapy tomes that house important insight). Consequently, sessions with me are just as likely to feature Aristotle and Simone de Beauvoir as they are The White Lotus or Love Lies Bleeding.
If you feel that I may be a good fit with what you're looking for, you're welcome to get in touch - send me an email, and we can take it from there.
Training, qualifications & experience
I’m an Accredited member of the BACP, and over nearly a decade in this field, I've worked with all sorts of folk exploring all sorts of challenges. There are some commonalities in who often finds me: I have particular experience of working with creatives, people with a background of high achieving and perfectionism, people with a history of competitive sport, and people navigating IVF and queer parenting journeys.
Outside of sessions, I run a Substack account, in which I write about ‘counsel-culture’: pop culture seen through a therapist’s eyes (spoiler: I’m the therapist). I also play weekly football (not well) with my beloved team, who kindly tolerate my very idiosyncratic on-pitch style.
I’m sometimes joined in sessions by my calico cat Rizzo, who fortunately adheres to the same confidentiality standards that I do.
https://corahiltontherapy.substack.com/
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
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My specialisms
I’m experienced at working with a wide range of contemporary challenges, including:
anxiety and depression / burnout and perfectionism / relationships, communication and boundaries / family challenges / self-esteem and self-criticism / identity, life direction and meaning / bereavement, failure and loss / LGBTQ+ issues and gender, sex and relationship diversity (GSRD) / parenting and queer parenting experiences / career and workplace difficulties / loneliness, feeling lost, and feeling stuck.
I also work with lots of people who struggle to express what exactly brings them to therapy, but know that something needs to change - sometimes, nothing in particular is 'wrong', but we know things could feel more 'right'. It’s OK to come to therapy without a checklist of issues you want to explore – we can start from wherever you find yourself now.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 - £80.00
Additional information
My fees are on a sliding scale between £65 and £80 per 50-minute session. Within this scale, you choose your own rate, based on what you feel is the right fee for you.
I offer a reduced fee of £60 for an initial session.
I also offer low-cost appointments, so you're very welcome to get in touch if you'd like to ask me about these.
I offer both in-person and online sessions. If you're in Bristol, I'm based at Willway Yard, in BS3.
I respond to every email I receive, so please check your spam folder if you're waiting to hear from me.
When I work
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Further information
I offer both in-person and online sessions. If you're in Bristol, I'm based at The Practice Rooms, with locations in Queen Square, Clifton Village, Stokes Croft, and Southville.
