Jen Woodward, BACP

Jen Woodward is a counsellor with seven years of direct therapy experience and a longer background working across mental health services. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and brings a calm, patient approach to conversations. Jen welcomes people from all backgrounds and aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable.

Jen works mainly using psychodynamic ideas. In practice that means she pays attention to patterns from your past and how they might be shaping your feelings now. Sessions are a place to notice repeated reactions, think about what lies beneath them, and talk through difficult memories or thoughts.

Her style is thoughtful and curious. She aims to build a trusting relationship so people can feel safe to reflect on uncomfortable feelings. That often involves exploring attachment, shame, or repeating relationship patterns that cause pain.

Jen supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, ADHD and parenting concerns. She also focuses on body image, codependency, dissociation and money-related worry among other topics.

Sessions may involve gentle reflection, talking through difficult moments, and making sense of recurring emotions. People can expect a steady, patient pace and an emphasis on understanding how life events and early experiences affect present behaviour.

Psychodynamic work and online therapy

Psychodynamic work looks at how early relationships and life events influence current feelings and behaviour. It often involves noticing repeated patterns, reflecting on their origins, and making sense of emotional responses to reduce confusion and distress.

In sessions the therapist listens for unconscious themes such as patterns in relationships, attachment wounds or recurring shame. Talking these through can help surface hidden feelings and create new ways of understanding oneself and reacting in stressful moments.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together you will decide if psychodynamic exploration feels like the best fit. That collaborative process means plans can change as needs become clearer over time.

Online formats offer practical benefits for this kind of talking therapy. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when travel is difficult. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who express themselves better in writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments, while keeping the focus on thoughtful, reflective conversation.