Counsellor profile
Aaron Thorpe, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and codependency
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 400233
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Relationship patterns
- Boundary work
- Values-based work
About Aaron
Aaron Thorpe is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of direct counselling experience. He works with adults on relationship issues, codependency, parenting concerns, anxiety, depression and stress. He also supports people dealing with grief, trauma, addiction and questions about intimacy or identity.
Aaron draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. In sessions he listens closely, asks straightforward questions and helps bring unconscious patterns into view. He uses metaphors and plain explanations so difficult feelings start to make sense.
Practical skills and reflection are mixed in his way of working. That can mean noticing how avoidance or people-pleasing shows up day to day. It can mean practising small boundary steps, experimenting with new responses, or learning how values guide choices. He may suggest books or short practices to try between meetings.
Aaron pays attention to personal history and attachment patterns when relationships are at the heart of the matter. He also offers focused work on stress, career concerns, and the emotional impact of caregiving or bereavement. Sessions move at a pace that suits the client and aim to increase clarity about what matters.
People who come because they feel stuck or overwhelmed often find the work helps them see recurring habits more clearly. If someone wants to start, they are asked to use the platform process to match and arrange a first meeting.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Aaron commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centred listening. ACT helps people clarify what matters and practise small actions that match those values, which can help with people-pleasing and avoidance. Attachment-informed work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and helps clients try different ways of relating.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences, and together they will try approaches that fit the client's situation. That decision can be adjusted as work progresses rather than fixed at the start.
The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around work or family routines and reducing travel time. Because the exact session formats are not specified here, confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to have shorter check-ins, use phone-only meetings when bandwidth is limited, or schedule times that slot into a lunch break. Registered or accredited professionals on the platform can help tailor session length and focus to everyday life while working through relationship and codependency patterns.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he address?
He works with relationship problems, codependency, parenting stresses, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, addiction and related issues.
What is his therapy style like?
He uses a mix of ACT, attachment-informed work, client-centred listening, CBT and emotionally-focused methods to help people notice and change repeating patterns.
How much experience does he have?
He has four years of direct counselling experience recorded alongside broader background in education and leadership.
What are his credentials and where is he based?
He is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Does he offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with him?
He does not work with international clients at this time.
How are sessions scheduled and paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with him?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.