Linda CogganBACP

Linda Coggan is a counsellor with 18 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She is a registered member of the BACP - British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Linda focuses on everyday struggles like stress, anxiety, depression and coping with life changes, and she pays particular attention to pregnancy and childbirth concerns when they arise. Her approach is warm and client-centred. Sessions aim to be a space where people can talk through difficult feelings without being judged. She draws on attachment-based ways of working to look at how past relationships affect current ones, and uses cognitive behavioural ideas to help spot and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Linda also incorporates mindfulness to help people manage strong emotions and grounding during stressful times. She has experience supporting those dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, and she helps with family and parenting stress, sleep and eating difficulties. She works with issues such as abandonment, codependency, communication problems and mood disorders. Over nearly two decades she has helped people tackle anger, low self-esteem, career concerns and isolation. Her style is collaborative and practical - she listens first, then offers tools that fit the person’s life. Practical strategies and small changes are used alongside longer conversations about meaning and relationships. If you are facing a transition related to pregnancy, childbirth or parenting stress, Linda aims to help you find steady ground and clearer ways of coping. To begin, follow the Start Therapy process on the site and complete the matching questionnaire.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and how early bonds shape current feelings and reactions; this helps when patterns from the past affect parenting, partnerships or emotional safety. Client-centred therapy means the person’s concerns guide each session and the counsellor listens actively before offering suggestions. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers practical exercises to change unhelpful habits and improve mood.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Linda works collaboratively to decide what methods suit a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That might mean trying a few techniques, tracking what helps, and adjusting the plan together over time.

Confirm the session formats available before booking, as specific formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or making brief check-ins possible during a lunch break. They also allow for flexible arrangements that suit work schedules or caring responsibilities. Registered or accredited professionals can help clients work through practical issues, emotional coping, and relationship patterns using these approaches.