Elizabeth Cockram

Elizabeth Cockram is a counsellor with 15 years of experience. She works with people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety or relationship strain. She also supports those facing grief, life changes, addiction concerns and challenges with sleep or eating. Sessions are offered in English and she sees international clients. Before moving into private practice, she worked for Social Services supporting children and young people and spent time in the NHS using a mix of talking therapies. Those roles gave her experience with a wide range of problems, including family conflict, coping after trauma, and difficulties linked to chronic illness. Her approach places the person at the centre. She uses client-centred listening so people feel heard, and draws on approaches such as attachment-focused work and cognitive behavioural ideas when they suit the issue. Practical tools and simple experiments are used alongside reflective conversation. Elizabeth aims to make sessions straightforward and collaborative. She helps people spot unhelpful patterns, find small changes to try, and build skills to manage strong feelings like anger or intense anxiety. Work may include looking at relationship patterns and communication. Clients can expect a calm, down-to-earth style. She describes the process as walking alongside people while they work through challenges and try out new ways of coping. The goal is clearer thinking and more workable steps day to day.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape current reactions. It can help when anger or trust issues come up in relationships by looking at how people connect and respond to each other. Client-centred therapy puts the person and their experience first. The counsellor listens without judging and helps people make sense of what they feel. This approach is useful for building self-esteem and for people who need time to find their own answers. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It offers practical techniques to change unhelpful thinking and reduce anxiety or anger through small experiments and new skills. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to choose methods that fit the client's goals and preferences, and will adjust the plan as progress is made. Online therapy can make attending sessions easier to fit into a busy life. It may help reduce travel time, allow sessions during a work break, or make it simpler to keep up with regular appointments. Confirm the specific session formats available before booking, as this profile does not list them. Registered or accredited professionals can still use these approaches effectively at a distance, and practical tools from CBT or attachment work translate well to online conversation and between-session tasks.