Dr. Jess Clapham, BACP

Dr. Jess Clapham offers a warm, person-focused approach that centres on the client's experience. She uses client-centred and existential ways of working to help people make sense of difficult choices and feel more able to move forward. Jess works in English and Welsh and practises from the United Kingdom.

She focuses on common struggles such as stress, anxiety and low self-esteem. She also helps with career questions, coping with life changes, parenting pressures and grief. People bring issues around trauma and abuse, anger, depression and attention difficulties for discussion as well.

In sessions Jess listens carefully and follows what matters most to the person in front of her. Client-Centred Therapy means she pays attention to the person's own goals and pace. Existential Therapy means she will also explore questions about meaning, choice and values when these feel important.

With three years of professional experience she blends conversational support with practical problem-solving. She can help people develop motivation, confidence and clearer next steps. She also offers coaching-style work for professional development and career transitions.

Jess is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. Her style is respectful and non-judgemental. The aim is to create a working relationship that helps the person feel heard and more able to take steps toward change.

How her approaches work online and in sessions

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own priorities and feelings. In practice this means the counsellor listens deeply, mirrors concerns back clearly and follows the client's pace so goals emerge naturally. This approach is useful for stress, low confidence and life transitions.

Existential Therapy invites reflection on meaning, choice and responsibility. It helps when people are facing big decisions, questions about life purpose, or feelings of emptiness after change. Sessions bring those themes into conversation and aim to clarify what matters to the individual.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The counsellor will talk with the person about their needs, preferences and goals and adapt methods accordingly. Together they decide whether to emphasise supportive listening, practical problem-solving or exploration of values and meaning.

Online therapy offers practical ways to connect using video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and messaging suit shorter updates or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work and family commitments and to access support from different locations.