About me
INDIVIDUAL AND COUPLES COUNSELLING FOR ANXIETY, RELATIONSHIPS, GRIEF AND LIFE'S CHALLENGES.
Jill | BACP Accredited Counsellor & Psychotherapist | Couples Therapist | Bupa Recognised.
I work with adults and couples, offering both online therapy throughout the UK and face-to-face counselling in Surrey and Richmond.
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious or emotionally exhausted?
Perhaps anxiety is beginning to affect your confidence, work or relationships. Maybe you're grieving the loss of someone important, feeling stuck in recurring relationship patterns, or struggling to reconnect with your partner. You may simply have reached a point where coping on your own no longer feels enough.
Whatever has brought you here, you've already taken an important first step.
A Little About Me
People often tell me that they find me warm, approachable and easy to talk to. I believe one of the most important parts of therapy is helping people feel safe enough to be themselves, without fear of judgement or pressure to have all the answers.
Throughout my career I've had the privilege of supporting individuals, couples, parents, carers and young people across counselling, education and community settings. Working with people from many different backgrounds has reinforced my belief that every person's story is unique, yet we all need understanding, compassion and connection when life becomes difficult.
Whether someone comes to me because of anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties or simply because they feel lost or overwhelmed, my starting point is always the same: to understand you as a person, not just the problem that has brought you to therapy.
Together we'll explore what's happening, make sense of difficult thoughts and emotions, and work towards meaningful and lasting change.
Above all, I want clients to leave each session feeling heard, understood and a little less alone than when they arrived.
Therapy For Individuals
Therapy for Individuals
Life doesn't have to reach crisis point before seeking support.
Many people come to therapy because they're feeling anxious, emotionally exhausted, overwhelmed or simply aware that something isn't quite right. Others are coping with grief, relationship difficulties, stress, low self-esteem or significant life changes.
Therapy provides an opportunity to pause, reflect and better understand yourself. Together we'll explore what's happening in your life today while gently making sense of the experiences that may have shaped the way you think, feel and relate to others.
I have particular experience supporting clients with:
• Anxiety and panic
• Depression and low mood
• Bereavement and loss
• Stress and burnout
• Carer and parenting stress
• Low self-esteem and confidence issues
• Individuals navigating identity, belonging, and inclusion
• Life transitions
• Relationship difficulties
• Neurodivergence – including ASD and ADHD
Couples and Relationship Therapy
Relationships can bring us our greatest happiness—but they can also leave us feeling hurt, lonely and misunderstood. Relationships are rarely straightforward and even the strongest couples can experience periods where communication breaks down, trust is damaged or emotional connection feels lost.
Whether you're arguing more than you'd like, struggling after an affair, feeling emotionally distant, or wondering if your relationship can recover, therapy provides a safe and balanced space where both partners can feel heard.
Relationship work has been central to my professional journey and before qualifying as a psychotherapist, I completed specialist Relationship Counselling training with Relate and gained extensive experience supporting couples within a Relate practice. I later expanded my training by completing a Certificate in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy, enabling me to support couples with a wide range of relationship and intimacy concerns.
I work with couples experiencing:
Communication difficulties
Conflict and recurring arguments
Trust following affairs or betrayal
Loss of intimacy
Separation and divorce
Attachment concerns
Blended family challenges
Cross-cultural relationships
Parenting pressures
The impact of autism or ADHD within relationships
I also work with individuals who wish to understand recurring relationship patterns, build healthier boundaries or develop more fulfilling relationships in the future.
My aim is to foster positive feelings through teaching more effective communication strategies, therefore enabling more intimacy and trust to develop.
Anxiety
Anxiety can affect every aspect of life. It often leaves people feeling constantly on edge, overwhelmed, exhausted or trapped in cycles of worry and overthinking.
As an Approved Therapist with Anxiety UK, I've supported many clients experiencing generalised anxiety, panic attacks, social anxiety, health anxiety and stress-related difficulties.
Together we'll work to understand both what's happening now and the deeper patterns that may be contributing to your anxiety, helping you develop greater confidence and emotional resilience.
Bereavement and Loss
Grief changes us.
Whether you're grieving the death of someone close, the end of a relationship, infertility, miscarriage or another significant life change, there is no right or wrong way to experience loss.
Bereavement and loss are areas of particular experience within my practice. Following specialist training with Cruse Bereavement Support, I provided bereavement counselling directly to clients experiencing loss, working face-to-face within the community and through home visits.
Supporting people during some of the most difficult periods of their lives has given me a deep appreciation of the many ways grief can affect us and the importance of having a compassionate space in which to process loss.
Whether loss is recent or longstanding, expected or sudden, therapy can help you make sense of your experience and find a way forward while honouring what has been lost.
Working with Neurodivergent Adults and Couples - An Inclusive and Individual approach
I have considerable experience supporting autistic and ADHD adults and couples.
I understand that neurodivergent people often experience relationships, communication and emotional wellbeing differently. My approach is neurodiversity-affirming and tailored to the individual, recognising your strengths while working together to understand the challenges you may be facing.
I work with people from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures, identities and life experiences and am committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and affirming therapeutic environment.
Professional Background
Prior to qualifying as a psychotherapist, I worked and volunteered in a variety of roles, including youth mentoring, youth offending rehabilitation programmes and educational support services. I later worked within Children and Family Centres, providing counselling support to parents and carers, and taught within the adult education sector.
Alongside private practice, I've worked with individuals, couples, families, parents, carers and young people across counselling, education and community services.
My professional experience includes specialist work with Relate, Anxiety UK and Cruse Bereavement Support, as well as supporting clients experiencing anxiety, trauma, abuse, identity issues, relationship difficulties and life transitions.
These experiences have strengthened my belief that every person's story is different, and the support they receive should reflect that.
How I work
I'm an integrative therapist, which means I tailor therapy to you rather than believing one approach suits everyone.
Drawing from person-centred, psychodynamic, existential and cognitive behavioural approaches, we'll work collaboratively to understand your experiences and identify the changes that feel most meaningful to you.
I believe therapy should never be a one-size-fits-all process. Every person brings their own experiences, relationships, culture, identity and way of seeing the world. My role is to understand you as an individual and adapt therapy to meet your unique needs, creating a safe, respectful and non-judgemental space where you feel accepted and understood.
Sessions
I offer online counselling throughout the UK and face-to-face appointments in Surrey and London.
I work with:
• Adults
• Couples
Sessions are collaborative, confidential and tailored to your individual needs.
Our initial session provides an opportunity to explore what has brought you to therapy, understand your goals and consider how we might work together most effectively. We will regularly review the work together, to ensure it remains relevant to your needs and circumstances.
Taking The First Step
Many people tell me they spent months—or even years—thinking about therapy before making contact.
Whether you're looking for support for yourself or your relationship, therapy can provide a safe space to reflect, gain greater understanding, and begin making the changes that matter to you.
I offer a free 20-minute telephone consultation, giving you the opportunity to ask questions, talk briefly about what's bringing you to therapy and decide whether I feel like the right therapist for you.
Finding the right therapist is an important decision, and taking the first step to sign up for therapy takes courage and I truly hope that this will be the beginning of change for you, as you take your journey on the road to recovery and healing.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Relate Diploma in Relationship Counselling
- CPCAB Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- BSc (Hons) Degree in Psychology
- NAOS Certificate in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy
- CTTLS Professional Teaching Certificate Skills and Learning
- MBACP (Accred) - Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
- BPs Graduate Member of the British Psychological Society
- Anxiety UK Approved Therapist - counselling clients with all forms of anxiety.
- CRUSE Bereavement Care - Bereavement Counsellor Face to Face and in the Community.
- Youth Justice Board Training and Community Panel Member
- County Council trained and experienced EMTAS Mentor for children in schools.
I have taken numerous professional courses and trainings and I am committed to ongoing professional development and regular supervision.
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
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
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Fees
£70.00 - £120.00
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Taking the first step towards therapy can feel daunting, and it's natural to have questions or wonder whether counselling is right for you.
That's why I offer a free 20-minute telephone consultation. It's an opportunity for us to talk about what's brought you to therapy, answer any questions you may have, and see whether we feel like the right fit to work together.
Whether you're seeking support for yourself or your relationship, you don't have to face life's challenges alone. Therapy can offer the space to better understand yourself, find new ways of coping, and move forward with greater clarity, confidence and hope.
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