About me
Starting therapy can be tough - the process of acknowledging our need for healing can require a whole lot of courage by itself…
That’s said, Hello, I am Jen, whatever has drawn you to this page today, Welcome.
I see my role as a therapist as warm, compassionate sounding board, for you to create connections, explore your history, and understand your present at your pace. Alongside that, we are building a trusting therapeutic relationship where we can show up and be valued and accepted as our full, sometimes messy human self.
What we explore and work through in our sessions can have a ripple effect in your life, layering your communication and behaviours towards yourself and others with compassion and understanding.
I currently have space for sessions online (UK wide), indoors (in a lovely room in Stirling) and outdoors in nature in Stirling.
“Working with Jen as my therapist was initially a step into the unknown, filled with apprehension. However, from our very first session, she created an environment where I felt at ease to share my thoughts. With each meeting, I've felt a growing sense of empowerment and self-awareness. Through our discussions, I've gained insights into the dynamics of my relationships, understanding their nature and depth. I've also confronted long-held feelings towards my father, emotions my sibling addressed years ago, but I'm only coming to terms with now. With Jen's guidance, I've achieved a clearer understanding of my choices in relationships and a newfound confidence in my professional environment.”
I am a registered BACP member. I have a Professional Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling, a Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Clinical Supervision, a MSc in Physical Activity and Mental Health and years of therapeutic and community work experience.
Furthermore, I have experience working with clients from a wide range of backgrounds who have explored anxiety, depression, gender identity, sexuality, relationships, trauma, disordered eating, neurodivergence and more.
Creating accessible counselling is a significant priority for me- in all meanings of the word. We can work together to explore barriers and find a cost/place that meets your unique situation.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Professional Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling
- COSCA Counselling Skills Course
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
- Level 6 Advanced Certificate in Clinical Supervision
- MSc Sport, Physical Activity & Mental Health
Selected Trainings/Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
- Practical tools when working with Neurodivergent clients and
supervisees workshop with Karin Brauner (completed 2026) - Mindfulness for Autistic and Neurodivergent Clients Workshop with Jonny Drury (completed 2026)
- Therapy That Frees: A Liberatory & Creative Approach to Neurodivergent Care Workshop with Dr Stephanie Aspin PhD (completed 2026)
- Working with Addictions (completed 2025)
- Outdoor Therapy (completed 2025)
- Understanding Kink with Dominic Davies, Contemporary Institute of
Clinical Sexology (completed 2025) - The Trauma and Fear Continuum with Stefan Charidge (completed 2025)
- Living & Working with Neurodivergence: Mental Health & Wellbeing (completed 2023 + 2025)
- Online and Telephone Counselling Course (completed 2024)
- How to work with body shame and body diversity in outdoor therapy (completed 2023)
- Grief in the Wild: Finding Refuge in Nature (completed 2023)
- ACE-Aware Nation an immersive experience with Gabor Mate (completed 2023)
- An Introduction to Walking Therapy (completed 2023)
- Necessary and Sufficient? Trauma and the Person-Centred Approach (completed 2023)
- Supporting Young People Experiencing Grief and Bereavement (completed 2023)
- Deaf Awareness Training (completed 2023)
Professional memberships
- Counselling & Psychotherapy in Scotland (COSCA)
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Disclosure Scotland’s PVG Scheme
Member organisations
COSCA is the professional body for counselling and psychotherapy in Scotland, and seeks to advance all forms of counselling and psychotherapy and the use of counselling skills by promoting best practice and through the delivery of a range of sustainable services. COSCA Counsellor Accreditation is a pathway to entry onto the UKRC. It is a requirement of all individual and organisational members of COSCA to abide by its Statement of Ethics and Code of Practice and be accountable to the Complaints Procedure. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
I work with you as a complex, multi-faceted person — acknowledging the significant challenges that may come with the ticked areas above, whilst also leaving room for other parts of you that may not fall under the above list.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£60.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free 20 minute introductory call. This is an expectations free meeting to connect, explore questions and see if I’m the right therapist for you.
My standard fee is £60 per 60 minute session and £75 per 90 minute outdoor session. I offer a selection of lower fee paying/ concessional spaces.
When I work
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Further information
I currently offer short term (1-6 sessions) and long term therapy sessions online, indoors in a counselling space in Edinburgh or Stirling and outdoors, tailored to whatever feels good for you (gentle walking, sitting in a forest/park etc).
