Jenny Cole
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About me
I am an experienced counsellor working in a person centred way with adults and young people. I work face to face and also online.
People come to see a counsellor for a variety of reasons. A life-changing event creating shock or grief. Feelings of low mood and isolation, low self-esteem, or suffering from feelings of anxiety. Often, events from the past prevent us from living life in the way we would like to. Perhaps previously relied on strategies for coping are simply not working anymore.
We can at times feel trapped and not know how to regain a sense of self or direction, we can find ourselves experiencing difficulties in significant relationships. Without support we can feel alone and lost.
My aim as a counsellor is to create a space for you to explore feelings and experiences in a safe, supported way without fear of judgement. I won't tell you 'what to do ' but rather I will work with you to help you to feel empowered, to accept things that cannot be changed and to make changes that feel possible.
I have developed a way of working with children and young people based on my formal training in person centred therapy. For me the key to successful work is the counselling relationship, one that is built on the child or young person feeling equal, listened to without judgement or assumption, in a warm, caring and safe space where the counsellor is genuine and can be trusted.
Training, qualifications & experience
Current positions
- Counsellor - Student Counselling Service - The University of Edinburgh February 2025 - present
- Counsellor and Psychotherapist in Private Practice 2017 - present
Training
- Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy - The University of Stirling 2015
- Telephone and Online counselling Skills – Counselling Tutor – 2020
- Child and Adolescent Counselling – Essential Skills – Essential Training Associates – 2020-2021
- Support Work Skills Training - Edinburgh Rape Crisis Centre - 2018
- COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills - Edinburgh College - 2011 - 2012
- BA (Hons) – University of Manchester – Human Communication and Communication Disorders – 1997-2000
Summary of Experience
I have worked with people at all stages in life bringing wide ranging experiences into the counselling room. I have over 13 years experience working in the third sector with both adults and young people in settings including mental health advocacy, a rape and sexual assault support service and a community based mental charity offering trauma informed short term support to adults in Edinburgh. At present, along with my private work I am part of the counselling team at The University of Edinburgh.
In addition to my work with adults I am experienced in and qualified to deliver counselling to children and young people.
I have experience of delivering counselling in both primary and secondary schools and I have been part of a team delivering bereavement support to children and teenagers through talk and play in Edinburgh and East Lothian.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
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).
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£45.00 - £65.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
A brief initial phonecall or zoom lasting around 15 mins is free of charge.
My standard session fee is £65
I offer a fixed number of 6 sessions at £45 for those on low income looking for therapy. Please do contact me to discuss further.
When I work
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Currently my face to face availability is limited to a Friday daytime and a Wednesday evening and my online availability is a Monday evening only
Further information
I know that contacting a therapist can be daunting and I aim to make this process a little easier by inviting you for a brief informal chat to meet me and see how you might feel about working together, we can do this over the phone or on zoom I do not charge a fee for this.
If you are contacting on behalf of a young person I will also invite them to chat with me to let them get a sense of how it might be working with me before they decide how to proceed.
