Jacqueline Lawrence , BACP, NCPS

Jacqueline Lawrence is a counsellor with more than 23 years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems. She also supports those coping with grief, parenting strain, career worries and trauma and abuse. Jacqueline works with concerns linked to attachment, abandonment, adoption and foster care, and family of origin issues.

She uses a pluralistic style, drawing on different approaches to match each person's needs. That means sessions might include client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural tasks, psychodynamic reflection or solution-focused planning. The aim is practical: to help people notice patterns, try different ways of responding, and build useful coping skills.

Jacqueline emphasises a collaborative relationship. She listens to how someone thinks and feels, and helps them make sense of problems from past and present. Together they clarify goals and pick small steps toward change.

Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth. People can expect straightforward feedback, gentle challenge when helpful, and homework or short experiments at times to test what works. Jacqueline explains approaches in plain language and adjusts the pace to the person's needs.

She is registered with BACP and NCPS and works with adults over a broad range of life stresses and relational issues. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients based in the United Kingdom as well as international clients who prefer online formats.

How Jacqueline blends approaches online

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current ways of connecting. It helps people who struggle with trust, fear of abandonment, or difficulty forming close bonds to understand those patterns and try new ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy centres the person's own experience and pace, giving space to be heard and to clarify values and goals; it suits people wanting a listening, non-directive space. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses short practical exercises to shift unhelpful patterns and reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right mix is part of the work. Jacqueline will talk with the client about needs, goals and preferences and together they decide which approaches to try. This collaborative process means methods can change as progress is made or new issues come up.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and maintain a strong connection. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow brief reflections, ongoing support between sessions, or a way to fit therapy around busy days. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, travel or family schedules while still working through meaningful issues.