Linda Coggan

Linda Coggan is a counsellor who uses gentle, practical approaches to help people manage stress, anxiety and anger. She connects with each person to make talking easier and to find realistic steps forward. Her work is rooted in listening and helping people feel understood before deciding what to try next.

With 18 years of practice in the United Kingdom, Linda focuses on common life challenges. These include relationship strains, grief and loss, sleep and eating difficulties, parenting pressures, and coping with major life changes. She also helps people dealing with trauma, depression, low self-esteem and attention differences such as ADHD.

Her style blends attachment-based thinking with client-centred care. That means she pays attention to how relationships shape feelings and offers a warm, non-judgemental space. Cognitive behavioural ideas and mindfulness are used when helpful to change unhelpful thoughts and develop simple coping skills.

Sessions tend to be straightforward and practical. Linda helps people identify small steps that make day-to-day life easier and reduce angry outbursts or persistent worry. She also addresses themes like abandonment, codependency and communication problems when these are part of the difficulty.

Registration is with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and her experience includes supporting people through mood and trauma-related issues. To start, clients complete a short questionnaire so appointments can be arranged to suit their needs.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Linda often combines attachment-based thinking with elements of cognitive behavioural therapy. Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships affect feelings and behaviour, which helps when anger or relationship worries come up. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying small, practical changes to reduce anxiety, low mood or angry reactions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She listens to a person's story and preferences, then suggests methods to try together. Goals and techniques are reviewed so therapy stays relevant and clear for each person.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins where helpful, or letting people join from a quiet place without needing to be on camera. Many people find that working with a registered professional this way supports steady progress while balancing work and family commitments.