Neil Cochrane, BACP

Neil Cochrane is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years of practice. He works with stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression and relationship concerns, including issues around codependency and guilt. He also supports people facing workplace pressures, grief, trauma and changes such as parenting or career transitions.

Sessions are grounded in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, but he adapts conversations to suit how each person prefers to work. Neil focuses on helping people notice unhelpful thinking and try different ways of responding. He talks through practical steps people can use between sessions to test new habits.

He aims to build trust and keep a non-judgemental tone in sessions. That means conversations are frank and straightforward, with attention to what feels useful now. He will ask about current difficulties and what the client hopes to change, then suggest small, achievable actions.

Neil pays attention to patterns that cause people to put others first at their own cost. He helps people who struggle with saying no, people-pleasing, or living around someone else's moods or drinking to notice those patterns and practise alternatives. Work often includes looking at boundaries, self-talk and steps to reduce repeated crises.

People can expect clear explanations of techniques and practical homework. Neil’s approach is direct and collaborative, aimed at helping people find steadier ways of coping and relating to others.

CBT approaches and online sessions