Jessica Coombes

About me

I am a member of the BPS (British Psychological Society). Hold an individual membership with the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) in which I am working towards my accreditation and also with the Health Care & Professions Council (HCPC). I am about to complete my Doctorate in Counselling Psychology moving from the level of counsellor/therapist to Counselling Psychologist.

My Approaches: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Psychodynamic, Person-Centred and Systemic work.

I work with all ages from children, teenagers, adults, couples and families.

This is often the first step on a journey to begin living life to its fullest and move out of the shadows of our mental health and quite often the most challenging one, accepting you need help. All of us struggle in our lives at one point or another and your willingness to seek help with this gives you an opportunity to transform your life and begin living.

During the therapy we work on raising self-awareness to better understand why we may feel the way we do, exploring long-standing problems and traumas, learning new coping mechanisms in order to manage existing struggles and to better understand how to move forward with our lives in a positive and healthy way. This journey can be a daunting one but it can also be empowering and motivational when developing self-awareness and understanding. We will work together in therapy in the shared goal of improving quality of life.

I aim to provide an open, empathic and non-judgmental space where we can explore these challenges and understand them as best we can. I believe that each person is so very different and that therapy is different for each person, therefore I aim to adapt my approaches to best suit your individual needs