Elizabeth Cooper
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About me
I'm a UKCP Accredited Psychotherapist who offers short, medium and long term psychotherapy and counselling for adults, both online and in-person. My therapy room is easily accessible by tram and bus with a car-park nearby. It is situated in the Chilwell/Beeston area, with separate private access around the back. Sessions are usually held weekly and last 50 minutes.
Life can often be difficult and hard, and we find ourselves in pain or stuck. Whether you are dreading getting out of bed in the morning, struggling with the relationships you are in or feeling unsettled and anxious, counselling and psychotherapy can be a great place to explore these areas of your life, in a confidential, safe and supportively challenging space. There is real potential for healing, personal learning and growth.
Do you need support with the struggles of life?
Maybe you're struggling to get up in the morning to face the day, you're feeling stressed, anxious or depressed. Or perhaps your relationships aren't where you want them to be. Life can often be difficult and we find ourselves in pain, stuck or overwhelmed and unsure what to do.
How can I help?
I offer you a confidential and non-judgemental space for you to talk about what's going on in your life. We can work together to build a trusting relationship, to make sense of your thoughts, feelings and experiences. I will offer you acceptance, empathy and warmth and provide the right space for you to work through your struggles and support you to make the right choices for you. Ultimately with the aim to help you heal and find your more fulfilling way of life.
My First Session
Finding the right therapist that ‘fits’ for you is hugely important - someone you can open up to and trust - so I invite you to a free and confidential phone call, lasting up to 30 minutes where we can discuss the possibility of working together. The next step would be an initial session.
You can contact me using the telephone and email provided on this page. If you’re interested in more information about me and how I work then see below.
A bit more about me...
I am a qualified Person-centred Psychotherapist (MSc) and registered member of the BACP. My psychotherapy training was a 4 year degree, with 6 years attending my own therapy and working with clients throughout. I offer a relational therapy built on trust and compassion where together we can curiously and non-judgmentally explore your experiences at your own pace. Together we can sort through, and understand different areas of your life, so you can develop insight and knowledge to better deal with the difficulties that life throws at us. Whether that’s finding better ways of coping when you are overwhelmed or anxious, practising using boundaries so you can navigate your relationships better, or allowing time to process memories and past experiences so they don’t intrude and derail your day, or the many shades in-between.
I can work creatively, often using metaphors, story and images to give expression to the parts of you that might not yet have words. Creativity is something I believe we all have to some degree and I encourage the use of creative materials (if that suits you) whether that’s pens and pencils, collage, pictures and objects or writing, poetry and narratives.
I have volunteered counsellor at Nottingham Women's Centre where I supported wonderful women who face multiple disadvantages and have survived trauma of various kinds. I also volunteered at the University of Sheffield's counselling service, working with students.
Please do email or telephone for a further chat about how sessions could work for you.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc in Person-centred and Experiential Psychotherapy (The Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute) - 2022
- Registered member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
- Accredited by the UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy)
I have worked and volunteered as a psychotherapist and counsellor since 2019.
I have additional CPD training in:
- Trauma and PTSD
- Creative writing in therapeutic practice
- Sexual assualt and pre-trial therapy
Member organisations
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.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
- Use of creativity in therapy
- Spiritual crises
- Those impacted by suicide
- Relational trauma
- Spirituality and religion
- Transition and change
- Grief and loss
- Planned body-part loss
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
Concessions offered for
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