Jack Harber
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This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hello! I’m Jack. A warm, calm counsellor who will hold space for you to be 100% yourself. Our sessions are there to provide a non-judgemental space for you to explore what’s troubling you, helping you to get to know yourself better and feel more empowered and at peace.
I tailor my approach to you, drawing what I think will be helpful from humanistic, psychodynamic, parts work, mindfulness and somatic approaches.
My approach is relational at its heart, and my goal is that clients can feel safe enough in our relationship to start to explore some of the patterns that might emerge between us, use our relationship as a space to try out new things, and receive support that might not have been available in the past.
I offer both short term (12, 18 and 24 weeks) and open-ended work, either online or in person.
What you can expect:
Our sessions are a space where you can explore themes from your life that are troubling you, as well as an opportunity to be with whatever is present for you on the day.
We might do a mix of mostly talking, with some mindfulness practices, some time spent noticing what you’re feeling in your body, and some time taking slow breaths to help regulate the nervous system, depending on what feels helpful to you and what I think would best support you. For some people, being in touch with their body can feel uncomfortable, difficult, or unsafe. I will always offer suggestions, not demand that you try things, and my way of working focuses on consent.
What can you talk about in our sessions?
You can talk about whatever you want to in our sessions, and when we start working together we can see if there are certain themes, or areas of your life that you’d like to specifically focus on. Previously, I have worked with clients bringing material from areas such as grief, sexuality, gender identity, sex (including kink and chemsex), anxiety and depression, abuse, relationships (including polyamory and ethical non-monogamy), disordered eating, neurodivergence, work, family, activism, racism and structural injustice, ageing, self-harm, disordered eating and suicidal feelings.
I have worked for the past three years in a service offering low cost therapy for LGBTQIA+ and questioning people, and have both professional and lived experience with issues affecting these communities.
I am sex worker allied, anti-racist and trans-inclusive, and strive to provide a space where people with experiences of marginalization feel welcome, respected and safe.
I try to make my practice as accessible as possible. For detailed accessibility information please see the accessibility section on my website, and you're welcome to get in touch with any questions.
My first session
I offer a lower-cost first session (currently £40) so that we can meet, explore any goals or desires you might have for therapy, and get to know each other a bit.
When we first meet, I might ask you open questions such as, 'What brings you to therapy at this time?' as well as providing you with information about how I work and what I can offer you. Our first session is a good opportunity for you to ask any questions you might have about therapy in general or my way of working, and for us to address any worries you might have about counselling.
I will always be honest about whether I think I can help you, and will only agree to work with you if I feel confident that I can be of genuine help and support to you.
Coming to counselling for the first time, (or coming back to counselling after a break), is not always an easy thing, and I commend you for doing this for yourself, making this time for you, and choosing to get to know yourself better.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a certificate in Group Therapy, a Diploma and an Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling. I am a registered member of the BACP and adhere to the BACP ethical code.
I have experience working in the charity sector as a counsellor in a low cost service for LGBTQIA+ and questioning people, and have had additional CPD in a range of areas including chemsex, alcohol and addiction. I am currently training in the TIST model, a parts-based approach to working with trauma.
Aside from my role as a counsellor, I have over a decade of experience in advocacy and support work for adults and children going through the asylum process, experience in running groups, and in community activism around areas such as mental health, food and land justice.
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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 - £65.00
Additional information
I offer an initial free 15 minute phone call, and a lower rate for your first session:
First session - £40
Online and in-person sessions after that- £65
Reduced cost/concession- £50
I have a limited number of reduced-cost slots for people who need this in order to be able to access therapy. (Please note, as I have a limited number of these slots per week, when these are full I can only offer standard-cost sessions.)
