Jane Finlay, BACP

Jane Finlay is a UK-registered psychotherapeutic counsellor accredited by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), bringing over ten years of professional experience supporting people through emotional and relational challenges. She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, self-esteem and confidence, grief and bereavement, trauma and abuse, addictions, family difficulties, anger, and compassion fatigue.

Jane values each person as an individual and centers her work on compassionate understanding and respect. She is particularly interested in how people may hide parts of themselves behind everyday masks and how those patterns can shape close relationships. By helping clients explore those patterns and reconnect with their authentic selves, she aims to foster greater self-trust and inner guidance.

Therapy with Jane emphasizes gentle self-discovery and practical change. Gaining deeper insight into emotions, attachment patterns, and recurring behaviors can shift perspective and create room for new possibilities. Jane supports people to identify meaningful steps forward, build motivation, and strengthen confidence to pursue the changes they want in life.

Recognising that seeking help takes courage, Jane offers a warm, nonjudgmental space where clients can explore feelings and difficulties. She encourages anyone beginning therapy to acknowledge the strength in that first step and to feel proud for taking it.

Psychodynamic Approaches and Accessible Online Therapy

Psychodynamic therapy invites clients to explore how past relationships and early life experiences shape current feelings, patterns, and ways of relating to others. It focuses on increasing self-awareness about unconscious influences and recurring themes, which can be useful for issues such as attachment difficulties, relationship problems, unresolved grief, and feelings of emptiness.

Working in this way involves reflective conversation and gentle exploration of emotions, memories, and repetitive behaviours to help surface new insight and choice. For many people this process can gradually lead to greater emotional clarity and a stronger sense of self-direction.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jane will work with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences and will discuss whether psychodynamic work or another fitting way of working is the best match. Clients make decisions together with the therapist about pace and focus.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers practical flexibility for fitting therapy into daily life. These options make it easier to access regular sessions from home or work and allow people to choose the format that feels most comfortable for them, supporting consistent progress over time.