JD Counselling
Jennifer Doherty Counsellor
My approach to counselling
Just talking about your feelings could be helpful. I offer a warm, supportive style and use the person-centred counselling approach, exploring how the world is for you and how you feel. I will listen and ask questions but won't be able to tell you what to do. I am here to guide the process and support you to find the answers that feel right for you. I make no assumptions about you or your life, I accept you for who you are. My practice focuses on helping individuals heal, recover, change and grow.
I work online and on the telephone with clients throughout the UK, and in person at my therapy room located between Poole and Bournemouth, Dorset,
You can contact me via the secure and confidential form.
How can counselling help?
In a safe and confidential space, where you are met with support, respect, and acceptance, you may begin to feel able to open up and be honest with yourself about your true feelings towards yourself, others, and your life experiences. You can explore your thoughts and emotions more deeply, understand yourself in new ways, and begin to make sense of what you may be carrying, where it comes from and what you might do with it.
This could help you to manage your emotions differently, cope with difficult situations better, make meaningful changes and move toward being your true, authentic self.
If you're ready to take the next step, book a free introductory call today
JD Counselling services
Bereavement counselling
Grief can be unpredictable, confusing, lonely and overwhelming. The paperwork, the decisions, the phone calls, the bills, the silence, the anxiety, the exhaustion.. whatever it is you're dealing with or going through, talking about your thoughts and feelings might help you to make sense of them. Counselling can help you to feel heard and understood, gain a sense of calm and find coping strategies for everyday life.
Relationships, abuse and trauma
The effects of abuse, trauma, or unhealthy relationships can be complex and long-lasting, often leading to self-doubt, low self-esteem, guilt, shame, anxiety, and depression. You may find yourself repeating patterns, putting others first, struggling to recognise your own needs, or finding it hard to set boundaries.
Together, we can explore how past experiences may be shaping your present, including the thoughts you have and the choices you make. Counselling can help you gain new perspective, build self-acceptance and compassion, learn to trust yourself again, and better understand who you are and what you truly need.
How can we work together?
In person sessions are held at my therapy room in Branksome (between Bournemouth and Poole). I also offer telephone counselling.
You can have counselling sessions online, accessible on your smartphone, tablet or home computer, this is a convenient way to have counselling and proven to be as effective as face-to-face sessions.
Issues I work with..
I offer counselling for the following issues, but this is not a definitive list, contact me with your enquiry to discuss how we might work together
Counselling for anxiety, attachment disorder, bullying, depression, domestic violence, emotional abuse, family issues, feeling sad, life changes, low self confidence, low self-esteem, panic disorder, physical abuse, redundancy, relationship issues, separation and divorce, sexual abuse, stress, work related stress.
Get in touch.
Set up a 15 minute free call to let me know what you need, ask questions and get a sense of who I am and what I offer, so that you can decide if it's what you're looking for.
If you feel that it doesn’t meet your needs, or if it's something outside of my professional expertise, I can direct you to an appropriate individual or support organisation.
Click below to book your call in my diary or contact me via the secure and confidential form
Frequently asked questions
We'll talk more about what brings you to counselling and maybe the history of the issue you want to work on, we work at your pace and with what's important to you. We can also discuss and agree how many sessions you may need. I will clarify professional boundaries, explain how your confidentiality will be protected, how I use and store any data I hold about you and provide a contract outlining what to expect from counselling and what we have agreed.
Sessions are available Monday to Friday 11am - 7pm subject to availability
After 7pm or Saturday by agreement
Sessions cost £55.00 and fees are payable in advance by bank transfer.
I will provide you with all the details before our first session.
All our sessions are bound by the Confidentiality Policy except when there is an immediate risk of harm that could only be avoided by disclosure or legal compliance. If this happens I will discuss it with you and seek your consent when possible.
JD Counselling is registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO). Personal data is handled in line with UK GDPR, DPA 2018 and insurance requirements.
Counselling can be short or long term. How many sessions you have depends on you, the type of work we do together and the depth or complexity of the issues you work on. This is something we can discuss and agree on in the first session and review. There is no fixed amount and no limit to the number of sessions you can have. It is usual to start with six sessions and continue if needed; we may continue to work together for months or years. You always have the right to end counselling whenever you want to
About me
Working in outplacement I noticed that with support and understanding, people change and grow through life’s challenges, and after experiencing the positive effects of counselling in my own life I was inspired to pursue a career helping others find their strength and resilience.
As a volunteer counsellor at the Herts Women’s Centre, I completed specialised training focused on all aspects of domestic abuse. I've also been a volunteer counsellor at St Joseph’s Hospice Bereavement Service in Hackney supporting clients bereaved by suicide, sudden loss and long-term illness.
I am committed to good practice, ethical conduct, learning and development and have regular supervision. I am an accredited registrant with The National Counselling Society (NCPS) and adhere to their Code of Ethical Standards and Conduct.
I have a Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and have completed training in Inner Child Work and Attachment Theory, which I can integrate into sessions to support healing and personal growth. I am also am an NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) practitioner.
Want to know more? Feel free to reach out, I’m happy to answer your questions.
Contact me
All enquires are usually answered within 24 hours.
All contact is strictly confidential and uses secure phone and email services.
Fees & availability
Face to face, Telephone and Online (Zoom) counselling sessions
- 50-minute session £55
Availability:
- Monday 12pm – 7pm
- Tuesday 9am – 12pm, 2pm – 7pm
- Wednesday 9am – 12pm, 2pm – 7pm
- Thursday 9am – 12pm, 2pm – 7pm
- Friday 9am – 2pm
My location
The Consulting Centre, located between Bournemouth and Poole, Dorset.
Telephone sessions and online counselling sessions are also available to all clients.
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