Jean Briscoe, BACP

Jean Briscoe is a counsellor with 20 years' experience in the United Kingdom. She is a member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and has worked across the NHS, private practice and employee assistance programmes. Jean focuses on practical support that helps people move forward from difficult life events. She aims to be honest, respectful and non-judgemental in sessions.

Her background includes a strong focus on trauma, including work with people who have experienced amputation and chronic health conditions such as multiple sclerosis. She also supports people facing body image concerns, long-term illness, neurodivergence assessment work around ADHD and autism, and issues related to LGBTQ+ wellbeing and domestic abuse. This range means she brings experience with complex, overlapping difficulties.

Jean uses approaches that centre the person and their goals. She draws on client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused methods to help people identify patterns and try practical steps. Sessions move at the client’s pace and aim for clear, achievable change.

People tend to come for help with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, depression, self-esteem and relationship concerns. She also offers support around parenting, career questions, coping with life changes and eating or intimacy-related struggles. Jean works in English and accepts international clients.

Her practice is aimed at supporting each person to understand underlying issues and build tools they can use in daily life. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Attachment-based work focuses on how early relationships shape current connections and emotions, and can help people who struggle with closeness, trust or abandonment fears. Client-centred therapy puts the person’s perspective first, using deep listening and empathy to help people clarify their own goals and feel understood. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns and manage symptoms like anxiety and low mood.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Jean will work together with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That collaborative process can include trying different techniques and checking in about what is helpful as therapy progresses.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit therapy around work and family life. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth, and chat or text messaging lets people keep up weekly contact or send brief updates between sessions. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and access support from different locations.