Adrian Jackson
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About me
Warm, engaging, calm and genuine are some of the observations my clients have made about me and my presence during the therapeutic hour.
Hi, I’m Adrian.
I’m a Person-Centred Counsellor with ADHD, and I really do understand and appreciate the need for balance and consistency in order to Maintain Your Mental Equilibrium.
After qualifying as counsellor in 2022 and then receiving an ADHD diagnosis in 2023, I can fully appreciate and relate to the hidden struggles that neurodiversity can bring with it and the impact it can have on your day-to-day life, as well as your mental wellbeing.
Having lived the majority of my life to the beat of a neurotypical drum, these days I think of myself as a conduit, that is, someone that can appreciate and relate to people wherever they may sit on the neurodiverse spectrum.
Training in the Person-Centred Approach supported me to become more present, more aware of my internal process and enabled me to move closer to my authentic self. I hope to facilitate a similar process for you.
How might I be of help to you?
Life can present a lot of challenges, and it is very normal to experience such things as a low mood, low self-esteem, anxiety, general stress, having a busy mind or feelings of disorganisation. More often than not, these symptoms are part of a bigger picture.
Maybe you just need to talk some things through on a short-term basis or maybe you feel like you need something more long-term. I am comfortable working with anyone and can be flexible to your needs.
Drawing upon my training and work experience, I will work alongside you to better understand your circumstances, your reasons for accessing counselling and the goals you hope yo achieve, as well as supporting you to better understand why you might be feeling a certain way.
If we take the opportunity to better understand ourselves, the more potential there is for healing. I have a genuine interest in supporting people to reach their full potential and I look forward to working with you.
I will also ensure that we regularly review progress together, ensuring that both parties are happy in the therapeutic relationship.
Please get in touch if you feel like I might be able to support you.
If you are 18 years or above and experiencing mild to moderate stress or mental health concerns, please get in touch. As part of my service, I offer a free introductory call as well as a free online exploratory session.
Training, qualifications & experience
Post-Grad Diploma in Person Centred Counselling (2020 - 2022)
Certificate in Counselling Skills (2017 - 2018)
Introduction to Counselling Skills (Autumn 2016)
BSc (Hons) Applied Criminology (2008 - 2011)
I moved to Suffolk from South London in 2016 with the plan to train as a Person-Centred Counsellor at the well regarded Norwich Centre, following the BACP's recommended pathway. I successfully completed my training in the Summer of 2022.
I am now a Registered Member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP), registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) and carry full therapeutic insurance.
As a Person-Centred Practitioner with ADHD, my aim is to create an environment which feels safe for my clients to be themselves and which facilitates a deeper exploration and understanding of the self.
Experience
Prior to my life here in Suffolk, I worked and lived in South-London. I worked in various different settings including a Media Role at the radio station Talksport, a Retail and Security role within the Virgin Group, Corporate Security for Formula One Management and customer facing roles with Network Rail.
Since moving to Suffolk in 2016, I have spent the great majority of my working life within the mental health and support industries.
I have over five years of previous employment with Access Community Trust and Orwell Housing, working within their respective Housing Support Hubs in Lowestoft, providing varying levels of support for the service users within, who in-turn, helped me to understand their own problems and circumstances.
I also had a period of employment as a Mental Health Caseworker working for the mental health charity Mind. This role saw me to be based within three NHS GP surgeries under The Beaches Medical Centre umbrella in Great Yarmouth.
This role saw me work with hundreds of patients, with a wide range of problems, many of whom were suffering from underlying anxiety and depression. It was my role to try and support the patients to better understand their circumstances, their personal patterns of behaviour and how they might manage these issues going forward.
Some of the skills I learnt from this role were very useful and have been implemented into aspects of my working.
I also have a real interest in the Criminal Justice system, specifically the UK prison system and achieved a BSc with Honours in Applied Criminology in 2011.
I subsequently volunteered and trained as a Mentor with Kent Probation between 2012 - 2015, as well as completing a brief stint of voluntary work with the Metropolitan Police between 2015 -2016.
Other personal interests include ADHD and Autism, Emotional Intelligence, Masculinity & Power and Class Structures.
Since July 2024, I volunteer my time at the Norwich Centre, providing affordable counselling to those in need and gaining invaluable experience.
(In Mid-2023, I was diagnosed with Adult ADHD. This diagnosis was invaluable to me. Please see further information section below, for more details.)
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Exploring Emotional Intelligence
Existential questions
Intrusive Thoughts
Lived Experience of Anxiety and Depression
Therapies offered
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Fees
£32.50 per session
Additional information
Counselling Costs and Availability.
If you are interested in employing my services, I offer a free 15 Minute introductory call followed by a free exploratory online session. There is no obligation to commit to any further sessions.
At present, my counselling services will be based primarily online and carried out over weekends.
Exploratory Session - 50 mins - Free. (Online)
General Counselling. 50 mins. (Online) £32.50
If you employ my services, my therapeutic contract and privacy policy will be emailed to you. Please feel free to contact me, should you have any questions or concerns.
I genuinely enjoy meeting and working with people and supporting them to reach and unlock their full potential.
When I work
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I am happy to provide my weekend counselling sessions from 09:00 - 14:00.
Session times will be as follows
09:00 - 09:50
10:20 - 11:10
11:40 - 12:30
13:10 - 14:00.
Further information
A Counsellor who can appreciate and understand Neurodiversity.
As a child, teenager and young adult, I always felt somewhat different from my peers, but for me at least, I valued this difference and was fortunate to be largely accepted as I was. Life wasn't always easy though.
When, in 2023, I was diagnosed as having Adult ADHD (Hyperactive Type), I was finally able to understand aspects of my personality and better equipped to understand and empathise with some of my personal patterns of behaviour.
Finding out later in life has been a challenge, but my counselling training has, without question, equipped me to gently explore and examine how I think about myself, and challenge some of the things I consider to be truths about my self-concept.
Were they my truths or the values of other people or society, which I took onboard, as I tried to fit into a more neurotypical way of being.
I am now beginning to integrate aspects of my ADHD into my way of working to ensure I am my most authentic self when I work alongside you. I feel like this understanding enables me to work alongside both neurotypical and neurodiverse clients.
If this is an area in which you think I might be able to support you with, please get in touch.
A Counsellor with lived Experience.
Being in the world means that we have to interact with it.
Some of these interactions can be uncomfortable and may elicit a low mood or make us feel anxious.
I too have experienced such feelings, but I have also managed to overcome them.
Not only have these experiences helped me to build internal resilience, but they have also supported me to gain insight into my self-concept, helping me to better understand my own personal patterns of behaviour.
If this sounds like something I can support you with, please get in contact.
