Jen Tomkinson
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About me
I am Jen, a person-centred therapist working in person in Sheffield and online with LGBTQIA+ and other minoritised clients. I am a proud member of the community and identify as trans non-binary and queer. My heart is with working with minoritised clients, and my own experience of being othered allows me to relate to and empathise with a range of experiences inside the queer community and beyond.
I give you space to explore what is important to you, and through us both being curious about your experience you will be able to understand yourself better. Through offering a deeply empathetic relationship, I counterbalance the discrimination and lack of validation you may encounter in the world.
Therapy can enable you to be kinder to yourself. Together can explore whatever is getting in the way of you thriving and living in a way that has meaning for you.
If any of this resonates with you please get in touch to discuss meeting for an assessment or to arrange a short chat on the phone first.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications and training
- Postgraduate diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2012 York St John University)
- Accredited Professional Registrant with the National Counselling Society (2022)
Continued professional development (CPD) including:
- Unity in Diversity- Exploring Neurodiversity (2024, Pink Therapy)
- Working with Transgender, Non-Binary and Gender-Questioning Clients (2021 Nscience)
- GSRD Relationships (2020, Pink Therapy)
- Queering Psychotherapy (2019 Confer)
- Trauma and the Body (2019 Nscience)
Experience
- Nearly 15 years of experience providing counselling skills in different settings
- background in mental health support in charity sector
- worked in LGBTQ+ charities
- mentoring trainee LGBTQ+ therapists
Additional information
- Fully insured
- registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Initial assessment (50 minutes)- £65
Ongoing weekly counselling sessions (50 minutes)- £65
In an initial assessment we can discuss what prompted you to seek counselling, and to explore how we will work together. It is a mutual assessment for us to get a sense of each other.
I offer open-ended weekly therapy, with a review after 6 sessions and then at regular intervals to reflect on how it’s going.
Payment is by cash or bank transfer on the day of the session.
When I work
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I have space in person on Monday 3pm, Tuesday 12pm, and Wednesday at 10am and 2.30pm and some flexible spaces on alternate weeks
Further information
Weekly sessions
I work on a regular weekly basis, as I find this is best in terms of the momentum and focus of therapy, and our shared commitment to the process. We may meet every other week in the course of winding down our sessions together, if this feels useful.
