Jemma Dennis

Hello and welcome to my profile. I am an accredited member of BACP and an experienced psychotherapist and relationship therapist of 6 years, working with individuals, couples, and families. 

My training and academic degrees are in Business & Psychology, Imago Relationship Therapy and Counselling & Psychotherapy. I have worked within the Royal Free Hospital liaison psychiatric services and now run my private clinic. 

Psychotherapy can be a life-changing experience. People start therapy for many different reasons. You may feel dissatisfied or distressed, want to explore the past, process difficult life events, achieve new goals or just learn more about yourself.

To facilitate self-awareness, I place particular attention in developing a trusting, safe and collaborative relationship. In this supportive environment with trust, we will work as a team to develop a shared understanding of your difficulties and identify how these difficulties affect your thoughts, beliefs, behaviours, feelings and daily functioning. 

I ensure my approach is unique for each client, as my style of practice is Integrative. This means I draw from different psychological modalities, including psychodynamic, existential, and creatively incorporate the transpersonal use of visualisations and dream work.

Ultimately, my main focus is you, and for this reason I tailor the type of therapy to the individuals’ needs and presenting issues. 

Whilst not limited to, below are my specialist areas: 

- Trauma and complicated family dynamics

-  Helping clients establish a stronger sense of self, while working on lack of confidence and low self esteem

- Anxiety

-  Addressing communication issues with couples and families

-  Restoring connection and harmony with individuals, couples, and families

-  Societal pressures

-  Family and community pressures within the Jewish community 

I offer face to face sessions, as well as offering sessions online via Zoom.

I look forward to working with you.

Media Work:

Approached by the BBC and Sky to give my expert opinion from a relationship therapy perspective.

Featuring on the Sky History  TV series 'Evil Genius' - Series 

A Selection of Client Testimonials:

''Jemma is a highly professional and capable therapist. She quickly got to the core of the issue and focused her work on me, personal development and inner strength. I would, and have, recommend Jemma to anyone going through something difficult or simply looking to get psychologically more aware or stronger.''

''Jemma was an excellent and highly professional therapist. She was able to create an open and welcoming environment where I felt comfortable sharing my feelings. She helped me to navigate my thought through a difficult period in my life. I would highly recommend her.''

''I want to thank you sincerely for the work we have done so far. The tools you have given me have changed my life. Thank you for being a person with whom my truth and my feelings have always been uncurated and safe. You have gently guided me through so many formative experiences and profound changes in my life and I have never been happier with the person I am becoming than this moment.''

''I feel a good balance between protected and challenged, with everything being very guided. Jemma’s highly astute at picking up on small details and retaining them - which I always note helps to strike that balance been challenged / guided and finding patterns of where something may be linked. Jemma is clearly well informed in her field and has a really high emotional intelligence that I’ve found brilliant to work with.''

''I have been working with Jemma for a few years now and my experience has always been fantastic, she is extremely accommodating, and I find our weekly sessions to be invaluable. I would absolutely recommend Jemma as a therapist.''

''I feel very supported and listened to by Jemma, she’s really professional whilst also being kind and understanding. I feel that I’m making definite progress with her help.Jemma is a fantastic therapist who is extremely attentive and perceptive with her clients. I’ve found her to be great at allowing me to talk and reach conclusions on my own whilst also asking questions that help me along the way. ''

''Working with Jemma I have noticed seismic and beneficial changes in my life, career, and relationships. I can directly attribute these changes to the work I have done and the confidence I derive from our session. I would absolutely recommend Jemma as a therapist.''

''It’s been really incredible working with Jemma, and she has given me so many insights. She has been an amazing therapist and has really helped me.''

''My experience with Jemma has been brilliant and has helped me massively on my journey of self-improvement and self-awareness. I look forward to our weekly sessions. Jemma is a fantastic listener that listens to understand and make me feel heard. I like Jemma’s active approach and would 100% recommend her as a therapist.''

Initial online consultation: £100 for 50 minutes

Individuals:

Morning sessions between 8am and 11am: £130 for 50 minute session

Afternoon and evening sessions between 12pm and 7pm: £140 for 50 minute session

​Couples: £190 for 90 minute session

At our first meeting, which will be your initial online session, is generally referred to as the 'Assessment'.

During the assessment we will be able to jointly decide whether we want to work together. I will ask you a number of questions some of which may seem very personal.

The more honest and open you are the greater the eventual benefit is likely to be for you. There will also be practical questions, such as details about your family, your past and the expected length of therapy.

You will be encouraged to ask questions, so it may be a good idea to think carefully about them, perhaps writing them down so that they may be fully dealt with.

Subsequent sessions will be weekly. Those sessions will generally be on the same day and at the same time each week.

If we decide it is a good fit for us to work together, I will email over my contract where more specific details are written around the framework of us working together.