This professional is available for new clients.
This professional is available for new clients.
About me
Hello and welcome!
My name is Jess and my gender pronouns are she/her. I am a trauma informed therapist working from East London, who has extensive experience working with individuals from different cultural backgrounds, gender identities and sexualities.
I am a fully trained and experienced therapeutic counsellor with expertise in working with individuals and helping them to feel safe. Starting therapy takes courage, and talking can be difficult at times, it isn’t always easy and I am sensitive to this during counselling sessions. A safe and non-judgemental relationship between my clients and myself is at the core of my work.
My approach to therapy is first to create a safe space where one is accepted and valued for who they are, as they are, without judgement. I acknowledge each person as a multifaceted, unique being. With this in mind, I welcome all experiences you may bring into the therapy room.
In addition to my work with adults, I have more than 6 years of experience working with children and young people. This work has involved play therapy, art therapy and using creative ways of connecting with my clients. I have found that this has lead to meaningful change and positive well-being outcomes.
I have also worked with clients wanting to explore their experience of neurodiversity such as (but not limited to) ADHD and Autism, and others have used therapy sessions to discuss whether going forward with a diagnosis is right for them.
I work with a wide range of psychological and emotional issues, be that stress, anxiety, relationship issues, depression, shame, self-esteem issues, anger, trauma, and others. I have particular expertise dealing with issues of identity and sense of self.
Please note: *My practice is LGBTQ+ aware and inclusive*.
What I offer:
I offer 50-minute Face to face, Zoom or telephone sessions.
Please contact me via phone (07592471693) or email here to arrange a free no obligation 20 minute chat. If you'd like to call, please leave me a voicemail with your name and number and I will get back to you ASAP.
In our initial chat you can tell me a little bit about what's going on for you at the moment and we can discuss how I may be able to support you. It will also be an opportunity for you to ask any questions you may have. I look forward to hearing from you.
Cost of sessions:
My sessional rate is £75 per hour.
All discussions with me are handled sensitively and are confidential (in line with the BACP confidentiality policy).
I aim to respond to all voice messages/texts/emails within 48 hours.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Worked for 5 years as Counselling Project Lead for Young People for METRO Charity Ltd. There, I managed the counselling service as a whole for children and young people aged 8-18.
- Counsellor for METRO Charity Ltd, providing support for LGBTQ+ young people and adults living in London.
- Diploma in Counselling: Integrative Pathway.
- BSc Psychology.
Continued professional development
I have engaged with the following trainings below that have all helped to shape and inform my therapeutic practice:
- Sandtray training (a form of play therapy)
- Neurodiversity training - particularly around autism and ADHD
- Trauma informed training
- Domestic violence training
- Safeguarding training level 1,2,3 for adults and children
- Self-harm training
- Children and Young People emotional processing and well-being training
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
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Please contact me with your availability - I have a degree of flexibility during the week.
