Jenny Southall

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Anxiety | Couple Communication | ADHD/ASD Support

About me

Hello, I'm Jenny. I help adults, couples and people with ADHD (and their families) improve communication and connection by providing specialist guidance combined with practical tools that turn obstacles into strengths.

Anxiety management for Adults

Extensive experience including practical strategies and many free resources.

Couples Communication

Empowering couples to work through communication clashes, providing space for exploration combined with easy-to-follow tools to support mental health, resilience, and enhanced intimacy;

Neurodiversity Support for Adults and Parents

Supporting adults and families navigating neurodiverse challenges (ADHD, ASD, PDA, Dyslexia). Together, we will create long-lasting change, shame-busting and learning to harness the positives of our conditions and THRIVE;

I use a targeted approach to set appropriate goals for your therapy, and importantly this helps to signal when the therapy is over. This saves you time and money, as well as helping you feel better faster.

  • Is anxiety holding you back?
  • Want to learn practical strategies that will help you reconnect to others and move forward?
  • Love your partner but you keep having the same old arguments?
  • Sex and intimacy has abandoned ship and these days you'd rather read a good book?
  • Your child has just been diagnosed with ADD/ASD and you've no idea what the next steps are.
  • Perhaps you're an adult who has recently been diagnosed yourself?
  • You want to support your child when they're having a meltdown but it's hard to keep calm yourself.


If this sounds like you, I'm here to reassure you I've gone through the same struggles and I know what can really help. With 25+ years experience as a therapist and evidence-based techniques, I can help you rekindle your romance and focus on a fun future together. With ADHD myself, and a mum of two neurodiverse girls, I know how to navigate all this, one step at a time.

Get in touch or visit my website to download my free resources.

I am BACP and UKCP accredited and my practice is fully insured and professionally supervised in accordance with BACP and UKCP guidelines.

Although I have trained as a Transactional Analyst, and additionally have had training as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, I also draw on the humanistic, relational, psychodynamic and existential approaches. Creativity is also central to my approach.

What clients say:

"Jenny's sessions provided powerful techniques that helped me manage my mental health. Another plus was it has been a real benefit to have an impartial, trusted advisor to confide in and discuss my mental health issues with."

"I learned a lot about myself working with Jenny. During our work together, she guided me to learn how to break out of the unhelpful patterns I kept replaying. I now feel equipped to move my life on in a new direction ."

"It’s important to check in with yourself regularly, to see what’s really going on. Talking to Jenny helped me put things into perspective."

Locations:

I work from Whetstone in North London, which is easy to reach by public transport from the surrounding areas of Muswell Hill, Barnet, Hertfordshire, Oakleigh Park, Southgate, Finchley, Enfield and Cockfosters.  It is a 15 minute walk from Totteridge and Whetstone or High Barnet tube station on the Northern line (High Barnet branch), and the 326, 389, 234, 263, 34, 307, 384 bus stop is 2 minutes away.

There is free parking on my road and surrounding roads.

My consulting room in Barnet is on the ground floor.

Contact me for a free 15-minute call to discuss your needs.

Training, qualifications & experience

Training and Qualifications:

  • CPPD Diploma in Clinical Supervision – CPPD 2022 
  • MSc Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy -Middlesex University 2012
  • Clinical Diploma TA Psychotherapy -Metanoia Institute 2012
  • Certified Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapy) - European Association of Transactional Analysis 2012
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Diploma - New Skills Academy 2013
  • How to do counselling online: a coronavirus primer - BACP/Open University 2020
  • Specialist training in Neurodiversity, Conflict Management, Equality and Diversity, Child Protection and Coaching/Mentoring - Ingeus and BBC

Memberships:

  • British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (accredited)
  • United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (accredited)

25 years of experience

I have extensive experience of working both briefly (up to 6 sessions) and long-term. I have provided therapy to people across a variety of mental health and well being issues, as well as delivering and developing psycho-educational workshops on subjects which include sexual health and well being, anger management, confidence, assertiveness and clinical anxiety and depression management groups. I work with clients from a wide variety of cultural backgrounds as well as those from marginalised communities.

Supervision and Coaching

I have worked with many trainees, newly-qualified and experienced counsellors and therapists based in schools, colleges and private practice. I have supported supervisees from their first client sessions to qualification, setting up their own private practice and beyond.

Some of my supervisees have passed their academic essays and case studies with distinctions, and I am very proud of their achievements. Here’s what some students have said about my sessions:

“The non-judgemental, constructive feedback I receive from you reinforces my confidence, helping me to internalise the compassionate approach I strive to offer my clients. I find a secure space for reflection and development, a space I am inspired to recreate for my clients, enabling them to grow.”

“Thank you for your insightful guidance. I really appreciate all the work that I've done with you so far in supervision. I find it really beneficial.”

School Counselling

I have worked as a school counsellor in London primary and secondary schools and have eight years experience as a classroom teacher. 

In addition, I have supported young people at the Haringey Young Carers project, working specifically with their concerns about drugs and alcohol, mental health, street violence, sexuality and other issues. I also mentored young graduates in their initial career at the BBC.

Member organisations

school Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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UKCP
UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)

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As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.

UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

Accredited register membership

UK Council for Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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UK Council for Psychotherapy
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

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Fees

£75.00 per session

Concessions offered for

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Health Insurance/EAP

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Additional information

£75 per hour for individuals; £100 per hour for couples; negotiable amount for groups

I also offer concessionary rates for students and those on low incomes - please ask me for further information.

Some evening slots are available. Telephone and video sessions can also be arranged.

I am registered with all the major private healthcare providers.

When I work

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Monday-Saturday 9am-5pm

Hillier Close, Barnet, London, Hertfordshire, EN5 1BE

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young people (13-17)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Couples
Groups
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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Supervision

In person
Online
Phone

Supervision for individuals a groups available on request. Discounts available for students.

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