Aaron Thorpe , BACP

Aaron Thorpe is a BACP-registered counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 4 years of professional experience. He works in English and supports people facing a wide range of concerns including relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, self-esteem struggles, coping with life changes, stress and anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger, career questions, depression, ADHD and compassion fatigue. His additional focus areas include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, communication and control problems, blended family and caregiver stress, dissociation, and other complex interpersonal patterns.

Aaron draws on a blend of therapeutic approaches - including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) - to tailor work to each person’s needs. He aims to build a warm, nonjudgmental therapeutic relationship, using attentive listening, thoughtful questions, relatable metaphors and practical tools to help bring unconscious patterns into awareness and support clearer decision making.

Sessions are personalised to the client’s pace, personality and values, and may include suggested reading or practical exercises to support change between meetings. Aaron holds BACP membership - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and is not currently accepting new clients.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Aaron typically works from a blend of evidence-informed approaches that are adaptable to online formats. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and take committed action even when difficult thoughts or feelings appear - it can be useful for stress, anxiety and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses - it is often helpful for relationship difficulties, intimacy issues and long-standing attachment concerns. Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s own experience and pace at the centre of sessions, offering empathic listening and support to build self-understanding and resilience.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Aaron works collaboratively with each person - discussing goals, preferences and life context - to identify which methods fit best and to adapt the work as needs evolve.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility and accessibility. Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, allowing people to engage from home or between commitments, choose the format that feels most comfortable, and maintain continuity of care even when schedules or location change. Licensed professionals and therapists can effectively deliver these approaches in remote settings while tailoring the pace and techniques to each individual.