Leigh Cooper
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About me
Why come to counselling?
Life can be a real rollercoaster, can't it? Sometimes we find ourselves feeling lost, sad, or just plain overwhelmed. If you're struggling with anxiety, relationship issues, past hurts, or even if you just feel like something's missing, you're not alone, and it's okay to reach out.
I truly understand what it's like to seek support. A while back, I went on my own journey through therapy, and it was a transformative experience. It showed me the incredible power of having a safe, warm space where you can be completely yourself, without judgment. That's exactly the kind of space I want to create for you.
I'm a qualified Person-Centred Counsellor and a proud member of the BACP (MBACP). I've had the privilege of supporting many people through various challenges, including:
Anxiety and low mood, those heavy feelings that can weigh us down.
Unhelpful habits or addictions, where we might feel stuck in a cycle.
Low self-esteem, helping you rediscover your inner worth.
Trauma and sexual abuse, offering a gentle and safe space for healing.
Relationship difficulties, navigating those sometimes tricky connections.
Neurodiversity challenges, celebrating and understanding our unique minds.
Supporting the amazing unpaid carers of loved ones with dementia.
LGBTQ+ challenges, with a heartfelt understanding from both personal and professional experience.
My approach is all about offering you a genuine, accepting, and deeply empathetic connection. I'm here to listen with an open heart, to understand your story, and to walk alongside you as you find your path forward.
I offer individual and couples counselling, and I'm also available for online sessions, so you can connect from wherever you feel most comfortable. Everything I do is guided by the BACP Ethical Framework, and I have professional indemnity insurance.
If you're looking for a kind and understanding ear, someone to share your journey with, please don't hesitate to reach out. Let's have a chat and see if we might be a good fit."
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a qualified Person Centred Counsellor and an accredited member of the BACP – MBACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapists). I have professional indemnity insurance, and I work in line with the BACP Ethical Framework.
I work in Private Practice in a private space, offering individual and couples counselling. I can provide sessions online or face to face.
Qualifications
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling - CPCAB
Level 3 Counselling Studies - CPCAB
Level 2 Counselling Skills - CPCAB
CPD (Continued professional development)
- Developing dialogues for channel
- NRC- Working With Sexual Violence
- Introduction to Psychosexual Therapy
- KUF- Working with Personality Disorder
- Open university CPD training on Awareness of Autism and ADHD
- CPD Understand Dementia Better
- Safeguarding training
- Relate CPD
Background
I have worked professionally for many years with those affected by unhelpful habits/ addictions, low self-esteem and destructive behaviour. I am experienced in working with those who are a victims/survivors of trauma, sexual abuse and domestic violence. I am also experienced in supporting unpaid carers of those diagnosed with Dementia. I have personal and professional understanding of LGBTQ+ challenges.
I believe that we can work out problems and anxieties, no matter how ‘stuck’ we feel, just through the simple act of being listened to without judgement. Counselling is a therapeutic relationship where we work together to explore the issues that you wish to understand and resolve.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£55.00 per session
Free initial in-person, telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Sessions and fees
I offer both short and long term counselling for adults, working from my private practise in my home.
The Initial Consultation
All clients are offered an Initial Consultation free of charge. This meeting will give you an opportunity to talk a little about your circumstances, and to discuss what changes you are hoping to make to your life by coming for counselling. This session will give us an opportunity to assess what it might be like for us to work together. We will also discuss if our work is likely to be short term or longer term therapy.
Ongoing Counselling Sessions
If we decide that we would like to continue working together, we then set up ongoing sessions. Generally these sessions are weekly or fortnightly, on a given day and time, although there will be some flexibility around this where necessary.
Counselling sessions last for 50 minutes.
Fees:
£55 for Individuals
£65 for Couples
When I work
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Currently I am available for sessions on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursday's.
Further information
Please visit my website for any further information at www.blueroomcounselling.co.uk
You can contact me to arrange an initial appointment by text/whats app or calling on:
Tel: 07305877269
Email:blueroomcounselling@gmail.com
