Jessica — Integrative Counsellor in Kingswood, Bristol
At a Glance
- Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Practice
- Individual counselling · Integrative approach (Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, CBT, Trauma-Informed)
- Face-to-face in Kingswood, Bristol · Online and telephone UK-wide
- Adults (18+)
- £65 per session
- Wednesday evenings · Thursday daytime
- Free 15-minute consultation — no commitment, no pressure
Jessica’s Approach
“Seeking therapy takes courage. My role is to walk alongside you in a space where you feel genuinely heard — not directed, not judged, just truly understood.”
Counselling in Kingswood, Bristol — About Jessica
Something has brought you here. It might be something that has been quietly building, or something that has shifted recently. It might be something you have been carrying for a long time and are only now ready to look at. Whatever it is, you do not have to face it alone.
Jessica is an integrative counsellor based in Kingswood, offering face-to-face counselling in Bristol and online and telephone counselling to individuals across the UK. She holds a Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Practice and is a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Her integrative approach draws on Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and Trauma-Informed frameworks — choosing what is most useful for the individual rather than applying a single method to everyone.
Jessica brings warmth, authenticity, and genuine care to the counselling relationship. She understands from her own experience the courage it takes to seek support, and she honours that courage in every session — creating a space where you can explore at your own pace, without pressure and without judgment.
Background & Experience
Jessica brings a combination of therapeutic training and significant experience in complex, high-pressure healthcare environments. Her background in NHS settings has deepened her understanding of what people face in their most demanding moments, and the critical importance of feeling genuinely supported within those experiences.
Prior to her NHS work, Jessica gained experience at Sirona and the British Red Cross — developing skills in supporting vulnerable individuals, navigating sensitive conversations, and working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams. This background has given her a breadth of interpersonal experience, strong cultural sensitivity, and the ability to work with people from widely different backgrounds and circumstances.
Jessica’s own experience of therapy gives her an insider’s understanding of what makes counselling truly helpful — what it feels like to be genuinely heard, and what becomes possible when that happens. This shapes the quality of presence she brings to every session.
Jessica is currently undertaking Level 6 training in Trauma Practice, deepening her already substantial experience in trauma-informed counselling. She engages in regular professional supervision and is committed to ongoing professional development, ensuring her practice reflects current evidence and best practice.
Therapeutic Approaches
Jessica works from an integrative framework, drawing on four complementary therapeutic approaches and choosing what best fits the individual she is working with.
Person-Centred Counselling
At the heart of Jessica’s practice is a Person-Centred foundation. This approach begins from a position of deep respect for the individual — the belief that you are the expert on your own life, and that real change becomes possible when someone feels genuinely understood and accepted without conditions. Jessica offers unconditional positive regard, empathy, and congruence in every session, creating a space where you can explore your experiences at your own pace. Sessions are led entirely by you, without pressure or agenda.
Psychodynamic Counselling
Jessica draws on psychodynamic principles to help clients understand how past experiences — particularly from childhood — continue to shape present thoughts, feelings, and patterns of behaviour. This approach explores unconscious patterns and responses that may have developed as protective mechanisms but which might now be getting in the way. By bringing these patterns into awareness within the safety of the therapeutic relationship, clients can make different choices. Psychodynamic work can be particularly valuable for exploring recurring relationship patterns, making sense of strong emotional reactions, and understanding how early experiences continue to influence the present.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
CBT is one of the most well-evidenced therapeutic approaches, particularly for anxiety, depression, and stress. It works by exploring the connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours — and helping you develop more helpful ways of responding to difficult situations. Rather than dwelling on the past, CBT focuses on the present: what is happening now, how you are interpreting it, and what practical shifts might make a difference. Jessica integrates CBT within her broader approach, particularly for clients who want structured, skills-focused work. CBT therapy is available face-to-face in Bristol and online across the UK.
Trauma-Informed Practice
Trauma-informed practice runs through all of Jessica’s counselling work — not only when trauma is the presenting issue. Understanding how past adverse experiences shape present-day functioning, relationships, and wellbeing, Jessica creates a therapeutic environment that feels genuinely predictable and empowering. She recognises that trauma can manifest in many different ways and is attentive to how it may appear in the therapeutic relationship itself. Clients can process difficult experiences at their own pace, with close attention to emotional safety throughout. Jessica is currently deepening her trauma-informed practice through ongoing Level 6 training.
Areas of Focus
Jessica offers integrative counselling in Kingswood, Bristol and online and telephone counselling across the UK. The following are areas she works with regularly and has specific experience in.
Anxiety and stress
If worry has become difficult to switch off, or anxiety is affecting your daily life — whether through panic, overthinking, or physical symptoms — counselling in Kingswood or online can offer a space to understand what is driving it and develop ways of responding differently. Jessica offers anxiety counselling face-to-face in Bristol and online across the UK.
Depression and low mood
Persistent low mood, loss of motivation, emotional numbness, or a sense of hopelessness — depression takes many forms. Jessica works gently alongside people experiencing depression and low mood, without pressure and without judgment, helping them make sense of what they are experiencing and find a way through. Depression counselling online is available across the UK.
Trauma and abuse
Jessica has substantial experience working with survivors of trauma, including childhood abuse, neglect, and complex trauma. Trauma counselling in Kingswood and online with Jessica is carefully paced and grounded in trauma-informed practice — you will never be pushed further than feels safe. Whether you are dealing with something recent or something from much further back, there is space here to begin to process it.
Childhood neglect
Childhood neglect — whether emotional or physical — can shape the way we see ourselves and relate to others in ways that persist long into adulthood. Jessica has specific experience working with adults exploring the impact of early neglect, helping them develop a deeper understanding of themselves and build a more compassionate relationship with their own experience. Childhood neglect counselling online is available across the UK.
Self-esteem and self-worth
Chronic self-criticism, negative self-beliefs, and difficulty feeling deserving of care or support are among the most common things people bring to counselling. Jessica works with individuals to challenge unhelpful thought patterns and build a stronger, kinder relationship with themselves through integrative counselling in Bristol and online.
Relationship challenges
Difficult dynamics in personal, family, romantic, or professional relationships — patterns that keep repeating, communication that breaks down, or boundaries that feel impossible to hold. Jessica works with individuals exploring relationship difficulties of all kinds through counselling in Kingswood and online.
Life transitions
Major life changes — redundancy, relationship endings, health challenges, bereavement, or a shift in sense of self — can leave you needing a space to think and make sense of where you are. Jessica works with adults navigating transitions of all kinds through individual counselling in Bristol and online across the UK.
Grief and loss
Grief counselling in Bristol and online with Jessica offers a space to bring whatever loss looks like for you — whether recent or longstanding, whether the loss of a person, a relationship, a sense of identity, or a version of how life was supposed to be. There is no right way to grieve, and there is no timetable.
Identity issues
Questions of identity, belonging, values, and sense of self — including racial identity and intersectionality — can be among the most significant things people bring to counselling. Jessica creates an inclusive, affirming space for exploring identity in all its dimensions, online and face-to-face in Bristol.
Work-related stress and burnout
The specific exhaustion of workplaces that demand more than is sustainable — chronic overload, difficulty maintaining boundaries, the sense of never quite being enough. Jessica offers work-related stress counselling in Kingswood and online for adults across the UK.
Older adults
Jessica brings particular sensitivity to the experiences of older adults, including the generational context that shapes how people of different ages relate to mental health, asking for help, and the counselling process itself. She works with older adults navigating grief, life transition, health challenges, and the particular dimensions of later life.
Sessions with Jessica
Jessica offers face-to-face counselling at her practice in Kingswood, Bristol, and online and telephone counselling to individuals across the UK. Sessions are available on Wednesday evenings and Thursday daytime.
Sessions are 50 minutes. Jessica works with individuals on either a short-term or longer-term basis depending on what you are bringing and what feels right. Whether you are looking for focused support around a specific issue or a longer period of exploratory counselling, Jessica will work with you to find an approach that fits your needs and goals.
Sessions are confidential. There are limited circumstances in which this may need to change — for example, if there is a serious risk of harm to you or others. Jessica will explain these clearly before any work begins.
Location
Face-to-face: Kingswood, Bristol
Online and telephone: UK-wide
Jessica offers face-to-face counselling in Kingswood and online and telephone counselling to individuals across the UK. If you are based in or near Kingswood, the following gives you a sense of how long it typically takes to reach Kingswood by the fastest available transport. Online and telephone sessions are available from anywhere in the UK.
| Bristol city centre | 10 mins |
| Downend | 8 mins |
| St George | 5 mins |
| Staple Hill | 5 mins |
| Hanham | 5 mins |
| Warmley | 6 mins |
| Two Mile Hill | 3 mins |
| Mangotsfield | 8 mins |
| Longwell Green | 8 mins |
| Oldland Common | 10 mins |
Journey times show how long it takes to reach Kingswood by the fastest available transport.
Jessica’s face-to-face counselling in Kingswood is particularly convenient for clients based in Bristol city centre, Downend, and Hanham. Online and telephone counselling is available to anyone across the UK.
Fees
- Individual sessions: £65 per session
As part of Hope Therapy’s team of 90+ qualified counsellors, Jessica is matched to clients where there is a strong therapeutic fit. Counselling in Bristol and online with Hope Therapy starts from £65 — significantly more accessible than many comparable private practices in the area.
Book a Free Consultation
If you are looking for a counsellor in Kingswood or Bristol, or would like to access online or telephone counselling from anywhere in the UK, a free 15-minute consultation is a good place to start. There is no commitment and no pressure — just a chance to ask questions and find out whether Jessica is the right fit for you.
Hope Therapy’s team is also available by phone 24 hours a day if you would prefer to speak to someone before booking.
Book your free consultation: https://calendly.com/hopetherapy/15-minute-consultation
More Info
| Qualifications | Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling Practice Ongoing: Level 6 Trauma Practice (in progress) Ongoing: Children and Young People Certificate Training (completing May 2026) |
| Professional membership | Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) |
| NCPS | Hope Therapy & Counselling Services is an Organisational Member of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) |
| Services | Individual counselling |
| Therapeutic approaches | Person-Centred Counselling · Psychodynamic Counselling · Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) · Trauma-Informed Practice |
| Session format | Face-to-face (Kingswood, Bristol) · Online (Google Meet, Zoom) · Telephone |
| Session length | 50 minutes |
| Availability | Wednesday evenings · Thursday daytime |
| Fee | £65 per session |
| Venue | Kingswood, Bristol — ⚠ VERIFY: full address/postcode and accessibility details |
| Languages | English |
| Last reviewed | April 2026 |
| Booking | https://calendly.com/hopetherapy/15-minute-consultation |
Further Areas Jessica Works With
- Anxiety counselling Kingswood Bristol and online
- Bereavement counselling Bristol and online
- Burnout counselling online
- CBT therapy Bristol and online
- Childhood neglect counselling online
- Childhood trauma counselling online
- Complex trauma counselling Bristol
- Depression counselling Bristol and online
- Grief counselling Kingswood and online
- Health anxiety counselling online
- Identity counselling Bristol — including racial identity
- Life transitions counselling Bristol and online
- Low mood counselling online
- Low self-confidence counselling online
- Low self-esteem counselling Bristol and online
- Older adults counselling online
- Panic attacks counselling Bristol
- Personal growth counselling online
- PTSD counselling online
- Relationship difficulties — individual counselling Bristol
- Social anxiety counselling Bristol
- Stress counselling Kingswood and online
- Trauma counselling Kingswood Bristol and online
- Women’s counselling Bristol and online
- Work-related stress counselling online
- Listing ID: 1221
- Type of Support: CBT Counselling, Counselling
- Types of Counselling: Young People (12 - 18), Adults (18+)
- Type of Session: In Person, Online (Via Zoom & Skype), Phone
- Availability: Daytime, Evening