Aaron Thorpe

• Relationship problems
• Anxiety and stress
• ACT and CBT methods

About Aaron

Aaron Thorpe works with relationship and personal difficulties using relational methods and several evidence-based approaches. He is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 4 years of experience as a counsellor.

Aaron focuses on common everyday problems such as anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes. He also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting and family-related issues, grief, trauma and addiction. He is able to discuss sexual orientation and LGBT matters as part of his work.

He uses a blend of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. Sessions involve listening, reflective questioning and practical strategies to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. He often explains ideas with metaphors and recommends reading or exercises between sessions.

Aaron aims to identify core emotional issues and make them easier to understand. He pays attention to attachment and relational patterns that influence current difficulties. Therapy can cover issues such as abandonment, codependency, commitment and communication problems.

Clients can expect short-term help for focused problems or longer work on deeper patterns. He works in English and practises in the United Kingdom. Sessions operate on a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, with fees that vary by location.

How his therapeutic approaches work in online sessions

Aaron uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based and client-centred ideas in his practice. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and values and taking meaningful action despite difficult feelings; it can help with anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Attachment-based work looks at how early relating patterns affect current connections and emotional responses; it is useful for relationship and intimacy concerns. Client-centred work prioritises the counselling relationship, listening and reflection to help people make their own sense of problems and choices.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss your goals and preferences and suggest which methods might suit you. That choice is reviewed as you go and adapted to what helps most in practice.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking, as the profile does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, for example by saving travel time, enabling shorter check-ins during a break or avoiding the need to be on camera if that feels difficult. Registered or accredited professionals often use remote sessions to maintain continuity of care and to offer a wider range of appointment times, but please check the counsellor's current options when you arrange a session.

Topics Aaron lists

• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Parenting issues
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Stress and anxiety
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Self-love
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
• Existential Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Somatic Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Aaron

Does he work with anxiety and depression?

Yes. He lists anxiety, stress and depression among his main concerns and offers approaches suited to those difficulties.

What kind of counselling does he offer?

He combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and attachment-informed, client-centred work.

What experience does he have?

He has four years of experience as a counsellor and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Where is he based and registered?

He practises in the United Kingdom and is a member of the BACP as stated in his profile.

Which languages can sessions be held in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can I have sessions from outside the UK?

He does not take clients outside the United Kingdom.

How are sessions charged?

Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and fees vary with location.

How do I arrange a first session?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule your first session.