Emotional wellness

Talking therapy for adults and children

At The Cooley Practice, we understand that everyone will experience ups and downs during their lifetime and that mental health difficulties can affect us all.

Reaching out for support might be overwhelming, but rest assured that our practitioners will meet your courage with the expertise, compassion and respect it deserves.

Areas we work with

Anxiety and phobias

Whether you experience anxiety towards several different areas of life or anxiety that is specific to one thing, we are here for you.

Low mood

We can work with you to explore new perspectives and re-discover life satisfaction.

Stress and burnout

Put yourself first and find ways to reduce your stresses alongside developing approaches to stress management.

Trauma

Take time to process trauma experiences and learn to live your best life in spite of them.

Physical health difficulties

Supporting those with chronic physical health conditions through a process of psychological acceptance and adjustment.

Self esteem

A strengths-based approach to fostering inner kindness and self-worth.

Living with neurodiversity

Finding ways to embrace and value your differences, as well as navigate any difficulties these may bring.

Performance

We work with performance in its broadest sense – in the workplace or at home, relationships and leisure time, or in sport and exercise.

Relationships

Our experienced therapists can work with you through relationship breakdowns or repeated patterns of relational difficulties.

What To Expect From Therapy

In person | Online | Outdoors

During your initial appointment, we will provide a safe place for you to share your story. We will draw on our expert understanding of psychological theories and models to work with you in developing a shared understanding of your difficulties. Together, we will think about the appropriate therapeutic input and anticipated number of sessions that will help you meet your goals.

At The Cooley Practice, we aim to work beyond symptom reduction, to explore the root of your difficulties. Perhaps you don't know exactly what's wrong, or where your difficulties started? Or maybe your experience of a difficult life event is causing you distress? Engaging honestly and openly with therapy can feel hard and it requires your commitment to look at things that might feel painful. But our clients reflect time and time again that these efforts have enabled them to disentangle themselves from emotional, behavioural and relational patterns. In seeking therapy to connect with, understand and improve your distress, we hold a confidence that your efforts will be rewarded with positive changes and a renewed connection with yourself, others and the world.

Difficulties We Work With

Our practitioners have a wealth experience in supporting people with the following difficulties:

Anxiety - general anxiety, health anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), phobias, social anxiety, panic attacks
Low mood
Work-related stress and burnout
Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Perinatal mental health
Emotional adjustment to chronic physical health problems
Confidence and self-esteem
Difficulties with regulating emotions
Understanding your neurodivergence

How We Will Support You

Our practitioners have expertise in using a range of psychotherapy models. They will work with you to identify the approach that is right for you. Some of the models we use are:

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT)
Ecotherapy
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Mindfulness
Solution-focussed therapy

Where Your Therapy Will Take Place

We offer our services in-person at one of our beautifully designed therapy rooms in Leicester. We can also offer appointments via video call for online therapy.

If you’d prefer to be out and about in the great outdoors during your appointments, outdoor therapy might be the approach for you. Outdoor therapy involves meeting with your practitioner whilst sitting or walking in your chosen outdoor environment, such as parks and footpaths. Outdoor therapy offers a number of benefits:

supporting those who find an indoor therapy room encounter too uncomfortable
physical movement and dynamic surroundings supporting those who feel psychologically ‘stuck’
escape from day-to-day routines and environments associated with your difficulties
restorative effects of time spent in natural settings
holistic benefits to physical as well as psychological health

Dr Sam Cooley, has received international recognition for his work in outdoor therapy. Dr Cooley is involved in training other practitioners and has produced national guidance for the British Psychological Society.

Our Services

Specialist independent providers. Experienced and passionate about what we do, we are committed to working alongside you.

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