Jennifer "Jen" Somerville, BACP

Jennifer "Jen" Somerville is a BACP counsellor who has been qualified since 2018 and brings eight years of professional experience to her practice. She works from an integrative framework with a person-centred core - this means she trusts that each person is the expert on their own life while offering a supportive space and clinical tools to help untangle challenges and move forward. Jen complements her person-centred approach by drawing on other counselling modalities as appropriate to each client's needs, tailoring interventions to the situation rather than relying on a single method.

She supports a wide range of concerns, including addictions, family and parenting difficulties, bereavement and loss, palliative care and life-shortening conditions, child loss, homelessness, study and student challenges, school attendance issues, adoption-related matters, religious trauma, workplace difficulties, and identity questions. Jen also focuses on caregiving stress, chronic illness and disability, control issues, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, narcissism, pregnancy and childbirth, self-love, and women's issues.

Jen works with both adults and young people and holds an additional qualification for working specifically with young people. She offers short- and longer-term counselling and is available for face-to-face meetings, online sessions, or telephone appointments. Prospective clients are invited to make contact with any questions and to arrange an initial appointment.

Integrative Person-Centred Approaches for Online Support

Person-centred therapy places the client at the centre of the work - the therapist offers empathy, acceptance, and a nonjudgemental environment so the client can explore feelings, values, and choices. This approach is useful for people facing life changes, grief, identity questions, or relationship and parenting challenges.

An integrative approach means the therapist can draw on different evidence-informed techniques and adapt them to the client’s situation, combining supportive listening with practical strategies when helpful. That flexibility can benefit people dealing with addictions, chronic illness, caregiver stress, workplace difficulties, or complex family dynamics.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to identify goals, consider what methods feel most helpful, and adjust the plan over time to suit the client’s needs, preferences, and progress.

Online therapy with this therapist can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for clients with busy schedules, mobility limitations, or those who prefer remote sessions. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and to fit therapy into everyday life while working with licensed professionals and therapists who aim to provide effective, accessible support.