Elizabeth Cockram , BACP

Elizabeth Cockram is a qualified counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 15 years of professional experience. She is accredited by the BACP, which indicates membership of a recognised professional counselling association and adherence to professional standards.

Her career has included roles with Social Services supporting children and young people and work within the NHS, where she used approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy, talking-based therapies, and humanistic integrative methods. In addition to clinical and statutory work, she has run a private practice and provided online counselling through Betterhelp.

Elizabeth works with both individuals and couples and has a particular specialism in relationship work, ranging from intimate partnerships to families seeking to resolve conflicts and understand their patterns of relating. She also supports clients managing stress and anxiety, obsessive compulsive tendencies, phobias, and the challenges of adjusting to life changes.

Trained across a range of talking therapies, Elizabeth places the person at the centre of the therapeutic process, selecting theories and techniques to suit each person's needs. She describes her style as walking alongside clients, collaborating with them to address the difficulties life can bring.

Online Approaches for Relationships, Stress, and Change

Elizabeth draws on several established approaches to support people online. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships influence current patterns of relating and can help with intimacy, abandonment concerns, and family dynamics by increasing understanding of emotional bonds.

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on creating a nonjudgmental, empathic space where the client leads the conversation. This approach is useful for building self-esteem, processing life transitions, and strengthening the client's own problem-solving abilities.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, addresses unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns by teaching practical strategies to manage anxiety, phobias, and stress. It often involves identifying thoughts, testing them, and practising alternative responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Elizabeth works collaboratively with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts the plan as the work progresses. Therapists and licensed professionals frequently blend techniques to tailor therapy to each person.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives and access support from different locations. These formats offer flexibility in scheduling and communication style, allowing clients to choose the ways of working that suit them best.