Jenna Clark

About me

Thank you for taking the time to look at my profile. 

I hope to answer any questions you may have about counselling and myself.

I am Person Centered- so this means that my approach is Non Directive. It is all about you as a whole person. I work with everything in the room- and use my skills to facilitate an environment, where a person can draw up the conclusions that they need to. Therapists are not experts of individuals worlds- you are. The process of therapy will allow you to complete the work that you need to on yourself with a helping guiding hand.

About me:

Writing your skills in a paragraph is difficult but important so that you know that I am the right therapist for you.

I started my work over 11 years ago, where I worked with women, who lived with abuse. I moved my work onto working with children that had lived with adverse experiences at home- that were incredibly difficult for them to understand.  I spent five years in this role, working with young people in prison and also within school environments.

I have always, always been (and remain) an empathic person that works with every person as a individual.

My work then took a turn into working in the field of Human Trafficking where I worked with children and adults that had been trafficked from all over the world, into the UK. Through this work, I worked with PTSD, CPTSD, Mental Health, Depression - the list goes on.

In all of my work- I have witnessed people go through some horrendous experiences and I have watched with admiration, as they work themselves through this- this is why I am a therapist and have my own practice, as through the work I have delivered over the years, there is one fluid thread amongst all of it- adults, children, men and women- we all want to get better and work towards being the best version of ourselves.

I have had my own practice for some time and have some long term clients and others that access me when they need to. I truly admire all that I work with and that enter into the theraputic relationship.

How I work:

I am Person Centered and believe in the theory of personality and how it wants to evolve and move forward. It is the experiences that we have, that can block us as humans and lead us into turmoil- where we question life and who we are as people.

I can offer you acceptance, a listening ear and a helping hand.

My biggest tool is congruence (total unfiltered honesty) this being something that does not allow a person to hide from the impact of situations. What I mean by this, is as humans in order to deal with trauma and difficult situations, we can develop a whole host of coping strategies and alter our perception of ourselves and life to make things fit in- with how we want to see this world- this isn't always helpful and for me it will be about breaking this down with you, to find the you that you are inside. I will work with every part of you that is brought into therapy.

Acceptance and resolve, will bring about peace for you internally. This is about you and you drawing up the conclusions that you need to. Therapy is about empowerment and listening to you. One of the biggest difficulties that I see in therapy, is that to listen to who we are as people, is hard in todays society, particulary when people have been dealt a tough hand.

Who I work with and where:

I have worked with a whole host of matters in my career. I see an individual and for me people do not fit into boxes- we will assess together, whether I can provide what it is that you are looking for.

I will invite you for an initial session and from there, we will look at booking in therapy.

I have bases in Botley in Southampton and also happy to work in the City Center and Portsmouth- I am happy to travel and see clients at their own address, if this is suitable. I believe that therapy in a comfortable environment, helps the process.