Jacque McLaren

Life doesn't always go according to plan, things go wrong when you least expect it! You can just feel as though things are getting faster and faster no matter how much you try, you just struggle to keep up. This can cause stress, anxiety or other emotional turmoil that becomes so great that it disrupts your life.

Counselling can help work your way through these thoughts and feelings, helping you make sense of your world to make you feel lighter and more able to carry on.

I am an Integrative Counsellor. This means I use different forms of counselling that best fits you the client depending on your needs. I believe through counselling you have the ability to find your own answers to look at hard and painful feelings to help you understand yourself and where these feelings originate from to help you accept them, this in turn enables you to move forward in your life.

No two people are the same and as such no one knows exactly how you feel except you, you are the expert of your own feelings. Through talking therapy I can help you look at your unique experience and help you make sense of it in your own way, challenging you when needed but always with empathy and congruence.

I'm a warm open person who is non judgmental allowing my clients to feel at ease, helping to form the all important working relationship which is an integral part of the process. This is how I help facilitate you in your exploration of your own thoughts and feelings.

I work with both long and short term clients, depending on what is decided during the initial assessment. This also gives you the chance to see if you want work with me, giving us both the opportunity to get to know each other and to go over what style of counselling you are seeking and what you wish to gain from it.

I am a registered member of the BACP and adhere to their codes and ethics, helping to maintain standards and to work in your best interest.