Tina Cooney, BACP

Tina Cooney is a counsellor who focuses on stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, parenting and anger. She presents a calm, straightforward approach aimed at people feeling overwhelmed or stuck. Tina works to create a space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about without judgement, and she encourages small practical steps toward change.

Tina holds BACP registration, which indicates professional membership in the UK, and she has five years of practice experience. She describes herself as an integrative counsellor and blends several ways of working to suit each person. That means she may draw on thinking-based tools, mindful exercises and narrative techniques as needed.

She has additional training in trauma-informed methods and a diploma in mindfulness, and she uses those skills when trauma or distress are part of the picture. Tina also mentions creative, practical options such as breathing work, simple meditations and cognitive strategies to help manage reactions in day-to-day life.

Tina prefers online video calls or phone appointments and can also offer messaging within a set 50 minute slot on the platform, with camera and sound off while typing. If you are looking for someone to help with caregiver strain or parenting pressures, she lists supporting carers as part of her focus and can help people talk through related stresses.

Her approach aims to be collaborative and paced to the individual. People who want clear, practical tools alongside a compassionate listener may find her way of working helpful.

How different approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It focuses on what matters most to you and on taking small steps that reflect your values, which can reduce avoidance and build momentum.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape patterns in close relationships now. Online sessions can be used to recognise those patterns, practice new ways of connecting, and reduce repeating unhelpful dynamics in family or caregiving roles.

Tina aims to find the right approach together. She will work with each person to decide whether ACT, attachment-focused work, mindfulness practices or cognitive strategies fit best for current goals. That choice is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options when you book. Tina prefers video calls or phone appointments and also offers messaging within a set 50 minute slot on the platform where camera and sound are off while typing. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins by phone when needed, or let someone use breathing and mindfulness exercises between meetings. Registered and accredited professionals can adapt tools like CBT and mindfulness to the online setting so people get practical support that fits their life.