Aaron Thorpe, BACP
4 years in practice
Aaron Thorpe is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other approaches to help people make sense of difficult feelings.
License and registration
- BACP
- 400233 · expires January 2027
- Years in practice
- 4
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Aaron
Aaron Thorpe is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside other approaches to help people make sense of difficult feelings. He works in the United Kingdom and brings a relational, listening-focused style to sessions. Aaron holds BACP registration, and his practice is grounded in helping people feel heard and understood.
He aims to make sessions simple and direct. People can expect clear explanations, metaphors, and practical suggestions rather than jargon.
Background and approach
Aaron pays attention to patterns in relationships and emotional responses, helping clients spot what repeats and why it matters. Aaron draws on several therapeutic styles, including acceptance and commitment ideas and cognitive behavioural techniques, to tailor work to each person. He pays attention to attachment dynamics and emotional responses to support changes in how people connect and manage feelings.
Clients often bring concerns such as anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy challenges, grief, addiction, stress, parenting strains, or questions about identity and purpose. Aaron also works with issues like trauma, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD-related struggles, and career questions. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs, pace and values.
Between appointments he may suggest books, exercises or reflections to help progress. The goal is clearer self-understanding, steadier emotional responses, and more workable ways of handling life changes and relational problems.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Aaron lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, 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 / 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 addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Aaron names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Emotion and attachment work online
Aaron commonly uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people name and work with strong emotions in relationships and personal life. EFT concentrates on recognising emotional responses, understanding their purpose, and changing unhelpful interaction patterns that keep people stuck.He also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which encourages noticing thoughts and feelings while choosing actions that match personal values. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at patterns from early relationships and how they affect current connections and sense of safety. Each method offers a different lens on feelings and behaviour and can suit issues such as anxiety, intimacy concerns, grief and coping with life changes.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together you can try different ways of working and adjust the focus as you go to find what helps most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into daily life. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer writing or need brief, flexible support between sessions. These options aim to increase accessibility and fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Aaron help with?
He works with relationship and intimacy issues, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, stress, parenting concerns and related challenges such as low self-esteem and career dilemmas.
What is his therapeutic style like?
A short-term description: sessions are relational and emotionally focused, with clear explanations and practical exercises. He blends emotion-focused work with CBT and ACT ideas as needed.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Aaron has four years of experience specifically in counselling practice, alongside a longer background in education and leadership.
Where is he based and what are his credentials?
He practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration as shown in his professional details.
Can people use other languages or see him from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English. He is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
He offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How do fees and payments work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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