Jessica Tortosa Encinas

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Trauma & Relationships Counsellor - MNCPS- Work Online only
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location_on London, Greater London, E13
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About me

Don’t let trauma drive your relationships in life, they will take you down a beaten track, instead become a conscious driver and set your destination to healthy and happy relationships where you can be your true self and grow.

When thinking about relationships, most people seem to overlook the fact that our traumas inform how we relate to other people, this means that any trauma that hasn’t been processed and healed, will be determining what kind of person comes into your life, which ones stay and which ones leave. 

At a practical level these traumas show up in day-to-day interactions with others in countless and often subtle ways, below are just a few different examples, not all would apply simultaneously to everyone, but sometimes a few may overlap: 

  • Having a short fuse or uncontrollable anger
  • Jumping straight into blaming or criticising yourself or others 
  • Being passive aggressive or controlling of others
  • Being constantly worried about how others may perceive us (sometimes camouflaged as perfectionism), therefore creating an endless cycle of anxiety and often leading to depression
  • Feeling numb or emotionally distant from others 
  • Putting up huge defensive walls or acting theatrically so people can’t ever get to know the real you

Some people enter unhealthy relationships which are trauma bonded where one person becomes the victim, feeling like they are stuck in one toxic relationship after another, if you find yourself in this dynamic you must take the first step by acknowledging the pattern, once you do that you can start to unpack the traumas that are driving that relationship.

If any of the above have resonated with you, I can help you spot all of your trauma-led relationship patterns, and guide you so you can process your traumas and heal them to be able to love all of you. Therefore as a knock-on effect, healing the dynamic with those you already love and/or attract the right person into your life so you can live in harmonious relationships that have realistic patterns of behaviour in their dynamic. 

What Next

Begin your journey today! Email me at: jtortosacounselling@protonmail.com

"Disclaimer: Because I only work online, I can only help you with any kind of trauma that is either old (which means that you are not in a physical place/environment that poses a physical threat to you) or I can also help you with vicarious/secondary trauma through films & media consumption, etc."

About me:

I was born in Spain but I’ve called the UK home for 14 years, which is where I began my journey as a counsellor and later specialised in Relationships Counselling. I am a trauma-informed practitioner which means that I will share with you all the tools and give you the supportive environment that you need to heal from trauma.

I chose to become a counsellor because as they say in this profession "we are all wounded healers", trauma began early for me, but life teaches you to be humble and help others when they most need it. Because when you grow up without any emotional support, you wish there was that one person who would listen to you without any judgement, and was with you every step of the way until you felt ready to make it on your own. That is precisely the journey I would like to accompany you in.

My Vision

A world united by respect, compassion and understanding without prejudice.

My Mission

My mission is to raise awareness of realistic & helpful narratives different to those passed down throughout generations in society, so people can become more understanding of others and learn to love themselves and others putting aside our differences to become a balanced and more united society.

My Values

Let’s all be upstanders 

Together we make a difference

Mental health = Body health

My Services

I am an Online Psychotherapeutic Counsellor specialised in Relationship and Couples’ Counselling, also highly focused on Individual Trauma Healing and Narcissistic Abuse Recovery.

The sessions are carried out by one of the following methods:

  • Videocall sessions using Zoom or WhatsApp.
  • Live-chat sessions using either Signal or WhatsApp
  • Email sessions using ProtonMail

(These platforms are all free of charge and GDPR compliant).

I offer a convenient online service which is confidential and secure using end-to-end encrypted communication.

I offer both individual and couples' relationship counselling, trauma focused counselling and counselling across a number of issues outside of the scope of relationship counselling.

Please see the list in this link for all the issues I can help you with: https://jtortosacounselling.com/Services-&-Fees

Training, qualifications & experience

Qualifications & Training

  • Level 5 Relationship Counselling Diploma
    (2019 Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body)
  • Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
    (2016 National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society)
  • Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
    (2015 National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society)
  • Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills
    (2013 National Hypnotherapy Society)

Further Training:

  • Trauma-Informed Practice Certificate 30h (2022 Counselling Tutor)
  • Online & Telephone Counselling Certificate 80h
    (2021 Counselling Tutor) The course meets the 2021 BACP and ACTO competence framework requirements and has been awarded Quality Checked training recognition by the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
  • Regularly undertaking CPD courses/lectures to ensure ethical and up to date professional knowledge to support clients (using Counselling Tutor among other CPD providers)

Experience

  • Over 8 years’ experience in private practice 
  • Over 5 years’ working with individuals and couples to improve their relationships

Additional Information

  • Accredited Member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
  • I only work online, not in person

Member organisations

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NCPS
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In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.

Accredited register membership

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Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

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Fees

£30.00 per session
Free initial online session

Concessions offered for

  • check_circle Trainee counsellors

Additional information

I offer a free 15-20 minutes consultation to discover how I can help you (this is not a therapeutic session).

Fees are structured in the following way:

I ALSO OFFER SESSIONS EVERY 2 WEEKS FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T AFFORD WEEKLY SESSIONS.

Sessions for individual counselling are: £30 per session for videocall sessions/ £20 per session for live chat sessions / £10 for email sessions (per single email exchange).

Sessions for couples’ counselling are £40 per session (only available in videocall format).

Trainee Counsellors:
£20 per session per counselling/psychotherapy student for 1 weekly session.

When I work

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Slots available now:

MORNINGS: Tuesdays 8:30am, Thursdays 9am, slots.

EVENINGS:  Tuesdays 8:30pm, Thursday 18:30 slots.

WEEKEND: Sun: 13:30 slot only.

London, Greater London, E13

Type of session

Online

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Couples

Additional languages

Spanish

Online platforms

Whatsapp
Zoom

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