Jiana Denny
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About me
Therapy starts with you.
You talk. I listen. I talk. We talk.
I’m a person centred, pluralistic therapist offering counselling and psychotherapy in St Neots & Abbotsley, Cambridgeshire, as well as online therapy across the UK.
My approach is open, curious and collaborative. Rather than expecting you to fit into one particular type of therapy, we work together to find what feels best for you.
It can be helpful to explore your past, look at patterns that keep repeating, work with difficult emotions or try something practical between sessions.
You lead. I walk beside you.
Sometimes we’ll take things gently. Sometimes you’ll want to go deeper. And sometimes we’ll stop, take a breath and work out what’s happening before deciding where to go next.
There isn’t a prescribed route with therapy. Your experiences, needs and wants are unique to you, so our work together will be too.
What brings people to therapy? People come to therapy for many different reasons. Sometimes there is a clear problem; sometimes you simply know that something doesn’t feel right.
You might be:
Feeling anxious, overwhelmed, sad, low or stuck.
Struggling with relationships & friendships or finding your place in them.
Experiencing a difficult life change, loss or transition such as Menopause.
Wondering how to navigate life after an affair or the end of a relationship.
Looking for a compassionate space whilst you make some life changing decisions.
Perhaps you are finding it challenging to come to terms with a new health diagnosis.
Trying to understand yourself or patterns that keep repeating.
Carrying experiences from your past that are affecting you now.
Struggling with confidence, self-worth or a sense of who you are.
Feeling disconnected from yourself or unsure about what you want.
Finding that life looks fine from the outside, but doesn’t feel that way inside.
I also work with specific difficulties such as anxiety and OCD, particularly when they are affecting your everyday life.
You don’t need to arrive with a diagnosis or know exactly what’s wrong.
You just need to know that something isn’t feeling right.
I’m interested in more than just what happens in your mind. Our thoughts, emotions and bodies are closely connected, so therapy can sometimes include exploring what you’re noticing physically as well as emotionally.
We might consider using breathing, grounding, awareness of bodily sensations or other approaches that feel right for you. There is no requirement to do anything that doesn’t feel comfortable.
Therapy can be messy. It can be painful, frustrating and sometimes feel as though nothing much is happening. You might feel as though you’re going round in circles.
And then, something shifts.
You understand yourself differently. You notice a pattern you hadn’t seen before. You respond differently to something that used to overwhelm you or feel too difficult.
Those changes aren’t always dramatic. Sometimes they’re small. But small changes can become important ones.
I’m trained as a pluralistic therapist, but we’re also just two humans sharing a space. I’m a curious, open hearted and friendly person, but what matters most to me is that you feel able to be yourself, feel heard and have space to explore what matters to you.
I don’t believe being a therapist means I’ve somehow arrived at a place where life no longer affects me.
I’ve had my own experiences of childhood neglect, depression, anxiety, shame, alcohol addiction, difficult relationships and change, and those experiences have shaped the person and therapist I am today.
I’m approaching 21 years of sobriety from alcohol, and I’m open, where appropriate and when asked, about some of my own life experiences.
I don’t share them because I believe my story is the same as yours. It isn’t. I share them because I know what it is to be a human being trying to understand yourself, your past and the life you’re living now.
I work with adults experiencing a wide range of difficulties and life circumstances, and I continue to develop my practice through regular supervision and ongoing learning. Since qualifying, I have completed more than 3,000 client hours.
I offer both short term and longer term therapy. Sessions can be weekly, fortnightly or monthly, depending on what works for you and what you are hoping to get from therapy.
All appointments are available in person from either my therapy room in St Neots or Abbotsley, Cambridgeshire.
Zoom sessions are available across the UK.
Frequency can be weekly, fortnightly or monthly. Ad Hoc appointments can be usually booked on the day.
Don’t want to commit to ongoing therapy? Not everyone wants or needs long term therapy.
A single 90 minute session can sometimes be useful if there is a particular situation, decision, difficulty or pattern you’d like to explore without committing to ongoing therapy.
I’m also registered with Bupa, Aviva, Vitality and WPA.
If you’re wondering whether therapy with me might be a good fit, feel free to get in touch. I offer a free initial conversation by phone, Zoom or in person.
You don’t need to know exactly what you want before contacting me. It’s an opportunity to tell me a little about what’s bringing you to therapy, and to ask any questions and get a feel for whether you think we’d work well together.
You can then decide what, if anything, you’d like to do next.
We can start there.
Training, qualifications & experience
Prof. Dip Psy C. MBACP, MNCPS (Accred). MBACP, Cert Hyp C.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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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.
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
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Fees
£65.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
- £65 • 60 minutes. Face to Face/Online. 90 minute appointments available
- £40• 50 mins student counsellor rate (daytime sessions, limited availability)
- £50 • 50 mins student rate (daytime sessions)
- Concessionary rates are available
- BACS, cash or debit or credit card payments accepted.
When I work
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Further information
I have sole use of a full-time office in the centre of St Neots and Abbotsley and offer a variety of appointments during weekdays.
Both rooms are accessed by one flight of stairs. Toilet facilities are available.
After we have spoken, I will email you information on my fees and cancellation policy and will then leave the decision for you to contact me if you decide you would like to make an appointment.
The number of sessions is up to you, be it 6 weeks, 6 months or longer. We will review how you feel you are progressing on a regular basis.
Sessions can be weekly, every two weeks, monthly or spaced apart.
We can’t always plan when we’d like to access therapy and sometimes, the thought of waiting a week can be daunting. Last minute appointments are usually available and you can contact me via WhatsApp the night before, or the morning of, to see what’s available.
