Jennifer Gama, BACP

Jennifer Gama works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, family tensions, grief and depression. She meets people where they are and emphasises their own strengths as a starting point. Her manner is straightforward and encouraging for anyone who has taken the first step to seek help.

Gama brings 16 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation. She has also focused on concerns such as first responder issues, HIV and AIDS, hospice and end-of-life counselling, and problems linked to infidelity, jealousy and obsessional thinking. These areas sit alongside work on phobias, process addictions and self-harm.

Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try out new ways of responding. She also uses Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas to build a trusting space where people feel heard. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills are offered when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are needed.

Sessions are practical and focused on what people want to change. Conversations include setting small goals, experimenting with new behaviours, and reflecting on progress. Gama supports people from different cultural backgrounds and speaks English and Chichewa.

She works with a wide range of concerns including veteran and armed forces issues, multicultural matters, paranoia and personality disorder presentations. People can expect clear explanations, steady support and help to build day-to-day coping skills.

How Jennifer’s approaches work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then move toward values-based actions. It is useful for anxiety, stress and when life feels overwhelming. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with depression, phobias and obsessive thinking. Attachment-Based Therapy centres on how early relationship patterns affect current connections and helps people build safer ways of relating to others.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and preferences and choose methods together. That collaborative decision helps keep sessions relevant and tailored to what matters to the person seeking help.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit support around work, caregiving or irregular schedules. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt these formats to make therapy practical and effective in day-to-day life.