Jacqueline John , BACP

Jacqueline John offers calm, steady support for people facing stress, relationship strain, grief and life transitions. She makes starting therapy feel less daunting and focuses on what matters to each person. Her friendly manner aims to help people feel heard and make practical changes in daily life.

Jacqueline has worked in counselling for more than 36 years. She is a counselling member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Her long experience includes helping people cope with anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, compassion fatigue and parenting concerns.

Her way of working is integrative. She uses different approaches to match a person’s needs rather than following one fixed method. That can mean looking at current patterns with cognitive behavioural techniques, exploring personal meaning from an existential view, or using a person-centred style to deepen trust and understanding.

Sessions can cover emotional wounds from family of origin, attachment and abandonment issues, difficulties after divorce, and challenges in blended families. She also addresses intimacy-related concerns, hoarding, guilt and shame, and career or life-change stresses. Jacqueline supports people through grief and bereavement and helps with practical coping strategies.

Work can be short term or longer term depending on the goals agreed at the first meeting. Jacqueline works remotely under UK law guidelines and provides counselling for a wide range of backgrounds and life situations.

How Jacqueline’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them, and then take actions that align with what matters. It is useful for stress, anxiety and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationships and patterns formed early in life; it helps people understand attachment wounds and change how they relate to others.

Jacqueline combines these methods with person-centred listening to create a collaborative process. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss goals and preferences and adapt methods so the therapy fits your situation and aims.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls may suit someone with limited bandwidth, and messaging or live chat can work for brief check-ins or when a quieter, written format feels easier. These options can make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family or travel commitments and to keep continuity of care across locations.