About Aaron
Aaron Thorpe is a counsellor who places somatic work and relational connection at the centre of therapy. He holds BACP registration and uses simple, direct language to help people make sense of their feelings. Sessions aim to help clients feel heard and better connected to themselves.
Aaron draws on practical tools alongside gentle curiosity about patterns of thought and body responses. He helps people who are dealing with anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, trauma, addictions, grief, career stress and low self-esteem.
Background and approach
He also offers support around issues such as intimacy, control, codependency and ADHD-related challenges. In the room, Aaron listens closely and asks clear questions to surface unconscious patterns. He uses everyday metaphors and plain explanations so clients can apply insights outside sessions.
Therapy is paced to suit each person and their goals rather than a fixed programme. He blends somatic awareness with approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and cognitive techniques. Between sessions he may suggest short practices, readings or reflections to help build new habits and understanding.
Aaron has four years of counselling experience and a background in education and leadership. He works with adults in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English. Practical matters like session format and subscriptions are organised through the platform's booking tools.
People who choose him can expect straightforward conversation, body-aware work when helpful, and a steady focus on what matters most to them.
How somatic and acceptance approaches translate online
Aaron combines somatic work with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and attachment-informed practice to help people notice patterns in body and mind. Somatic work involves paying attention to physical sensations and breath to better understand emotional responses, which can help with stress, anxiety and trauma-related symptoms. ACT focuses on values and committed action, helping people accept difficult thoughts while moving toward things that matter. Attachment-based ideas look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and emotional safety.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to try methods that suit their needs, goals and preferences. Sessions may shift emphasis over time so techniques match what is most helpful in the moment.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video sessions allow for visual and somatic noticing, while phone and text options can feel more convenient or personal for brief check-ins. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life and to continue building new skills between sessions.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral 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
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English