Jay Cook, NCPS

Jay Cook is a counsellor registered with NCPS with five years of practice in the United Kingdom. He works with adults who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression, anger and relationship concerns. He also supports people facing issues linked to identity, addiction and life changes.

He uses practical talking therapies rather than jargon. Sessions focus on what feels most pressing - for example managing sudden anger, coping with simmering resentment, or handling stress at work. He draws on methods like cognitive behavioural work and acceptance-based skills to help people notice patterns and try different responses.

His style is collaborative and straightforward. He helps clients identify values and small, doable steps that reduce tension. Conversations can include looking at unhelpful thinking, practising emotion regulation skills, and building routines that ease day-to-day pressure.

Jay has worked with people from many cultural backgrounds and with international clients. That experience informs how he pays attention to how culture, identity and relationships shape emotional responses, including anger.

People come for a range of concerns linked to mood, identity, parenting pressures, career stress, and trauma. In sessions he combines techniques from attachment-focused work, dialectical behaviour ideas, and client-centred listening to help people practise different ways of relating to themselves and others.

Therapeutic approaches and online work