Aimee Cooke

Aimee Cooke is a counsellor who aims to make the first step feel easier for people seeking support. She works in line with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society, NCPS, and offers an approach that adapts to each person's needs. Aimee focuses on listening without judgement and responding with kindness as someone begins to talk through difficult feelings.

She describes her work as relationship-led. Building a dependable, respectful connection is central to how she supports people. That relationship helps people feel able to name what is troubling them and to notice where change might begin.

Aimee uses a blend of approaches so sessions are tailored to the person in front of her. She draws on ideas from attachment work, emotionally-focused methods, psychodynamic thinking and trauma-focused approaches when relevant. Sessions are paced to match what feels safe and manageable for the individual.

Common concerns she addresses include stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and anger, as well as depression and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She also pays attention to related patterns such as codependency, communication problems and attachment difficulties.

With three years of practice, Aimee aims to help people grow clearer self-understanding. She supports people as they notice unhelpful patterns and learn practical ways to cope with life changes and compassion fatigue. She invites anyone thinking about counselling to begin with a short matching questionnaire and an initial booking step.

How Aimee’s approaches translate to online work

Aimee uses attachment-based ideas to help people understand how close relationships affected their feelings and responses. This approach looks at patterns learned in relationships and helps people try new ways of relating when those old patterns cause pain or conflict.

She also uses client-centred ways of working, which means sessions focus on listening, acceptance and following what the person brings. That style helps people feel heard and to explore difficult emotions at their own pace.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Aimee will talk with the person about their needs, goals and preferences and together they will decide which ideas to use and how to work towards practical steps.

Please confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around busy days, reduce travel, and allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. It can also let people keep therapy going after life changes when attending in person is harder.