Jacqueline John

Jacqueline John is a counsellor with 36 years of experience who aims to make the first step feel easier. She offers calm, practical support for common struggles such as stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain and feelings of low self-worth. She also addresses issues like addiction, trauma, parenting concerns and connection struggles related to attachment and intimacy.

Jacqueline uses an integrative style that draws on several counselling approaches to meet each person’s needs. Sessions focus on what is happening now and how past experiences shape current patterns. Conversations are straightforward and tailored to help the client build clearer choices and coping skills.

Her background includes long experience working with individuals, couples, families, young people and bereaved people, and she is a counselling member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Jacqueline has run a private practice and delivered services for charities and other organisations across different communities.

In the first meeting she discusses hopes and expectations and whether short-term or longer work is more helpful. She notes when she is not available at weekends and bank holidays, and aims to respond to enquiries within 24 hours. International work is provided in line with UK guidelines.

Jacqueline keeps sessions focused on practical steps while also allowing space to reflect on deeper issues. Her aim is to help people find healthier ways to relate, manage symptoms and make changes that feel manageable in daily life.

How different approaches shape online work

The therapist draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as part of her integrative offering. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose actions that align with their values. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and building practical skills to change patterns and reduce distress.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jacqueline will work with each client to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That might mean using ACT techniques to clarify values, CBT exercises to tackle unhelpful thoughts, or blending elements from other approaches over time.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the available session formats when you book. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also means people in different locations can work together without geographic limits. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tools like behavioural experiments, skill practice and reflective conversation for remote sessions to help maintain progress between appointments.