Tina Cooney, BACP
Practical, narrative-informed counselling for adults
Details
| Name | Tina Cooney |
|---|---|
| Credentials | BACP |
| Based in | United Kingdom |
| Registered with | BACP |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 5 |
About Tina
Tina Cooney is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns and anger. Tina holds BACP accreditation and has five years of professional experience.
Tina uses a straightforward and gentle style in sessions. She offers online video calls, phone sessions and message-based work. Messaging happens during a scheduled 50 minute slot, with camera and sound off while participants type.
Background and approach
Her approach is integrative. She draws on narrative ideas to help people tell their story differently. She uses cognitive behavioural tools to spot patterns of thinking and small experiments to try new behaviours.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice painful thoughts while focusing on what matters to them. Tina also works with attachment-related concerns and brings mindfulness practices into sessions. She has a diploma in mindfulness and uses simple exercises to help calm the body and steady attention.
She aims for practical steps that people can try between meetings. In the first sessions she helps clients set goals and chooses methods with them. The focus is on what the person wants to change and what feels manageable.
Tina describes therapy as a partnership built at each session. Tina supports international clients in English. Sessions are arranged by scheduling after a short matching questionnaire through the service's Start Therapy flow.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse among the things Tina works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Tina among the ways she works.
- Attachment-Based Therapy: Listed by Tina among the ways she works.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Tina among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Tina among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Tina among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Tina among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Tina directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Tina directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. In practice this means learning small exercises to accept sensations and then choose actions that match personal values, which can help with anxiety, stress and avoidance. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves. Online work uses questions and written reflections to separate problems from the person and to surface alternative storylines that support change. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations of others and of oneself. In remote sessions this may involve talking through relationship patterns and trying new ways of relating in everyday life.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will listen to your concerns, discuss goals and try methods together to see what fits. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that reflects your needs and preferences rather than a fixed programme.
Online formats offer practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls let you use face-to-face interaction without travel. Phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is low or if you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and scheduled text messaging provide shorter check-ins or an option to work in writing. These choices make it simpler to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments while still doing meaningful work on the issues that matter to you.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Tina commonly help with?
Tina works with adults on stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting issues and anger. She also focuses on related topics such as attachment difficulties, codependency and caregiver stress.
How would you describe Tina's therapeutic style?
She takes an integrative, collaborative approach using narrative methods alongside CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Sessions are practical and aim to find small, manageable changes.
What experience does she bring?
Tina has five years of professional experience working with adults. Her background includes trauma-aware practice and mindfulness work.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds BACP accreditation and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Work can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Messaging happens within a set 50 minute slot with camera and sound off while typing.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to begin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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