Tina Cooney , BACP

Tina Cooney is a United Kingdom based therapist with five years of professional experience who works with adults and specialises in children and teenagers. She is accredited by the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and practices with a trauma-informed perspective; her background includes a certificate in trauma rewind therapy and a diploma in mindfulness. Tina uses an integrative style, introducing practical techniques from cognitive behavioral approaches alongside mindfulness and creative interventions to suit each person's needs and preferences.

She has supported clients facing stress and anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, parenting challenges, and anger, and addresses related concerns such as attachment, adoption and foster care issues, codependency, communication problems, and caregiver stress. In work with families and young people she aims to balance practical strategies with an understanding of relational dynamics.

Tina seeks to establish an open, nonjudgmental space where thoughts and feelings can be explored at a comfortable pace. She recognises that building trust takes time and that reaching out for help requires courage, and she frames her role as a supportive, empowering partner in the process of change. Her preferred methods are online video calls or phone sessions, and she also offers message-based appointments within a set 50-minute slot using the platform's messaging format.

Practical therapeutic approaches for online care

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and guides them to take actions that align with their values. It is often useful for stress, anxiety, and situations where avoidance has become a problem.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationships and how early patterns influence current connections. This approach can support work around family conflict, parenting, adoption and foster care issues, and attachment-related difficulties.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness through simple practices and can be combined with other methods to reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation, which is helpful for anxiety, anger, and trauma-related symptoms.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Tina works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences, adapting techniques as therapy progresses.

Online therapy offers flexibility - appointments by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging allow clients to attend sessions from different locations and schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to find formats that feel most comfortable, while licensed professionals and therapists tailor the experience to individual needs.