Jessica Harris, BACP

Jessica Harris helps people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious or low in confidence. She speaks plainly and aims to make sessions feel straightforward and manageable. Jessica welcomes clients who are questioning sexuality or facing relationship and parenting stresses. She also supports people dealing with work pressures, life changes and mood difficulties such as depression or bipolar concerns.

Jessica uses a mix of counselling styles to suit each person. She draws on client-centred work to make conversations led by what matters most to the person. She uses cognitive behavioural techniques when people want practical tools to change unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also brings in psychodynamic ideas to help uncover repeating patterns from past experience.

With three years of professional experience in the United Kingdom, Jessica adapts her approach to the individual. She describes her way of working as respectful, sensitive and compassionate. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, achievable steps toward change.

People who value a calm, non-judgemental listener will find her approachable. She tailors each plan based on personal circumstances rather than a one-size-fits-all method. That means conversations and exercises are shaped around the client’s priorities.

Taking the first step can feel hard, and Jessica acknowledges that. Her aim is to make the process easier by offering simple strategies, steady support and a space to talk things through.

How Jessica’s approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy is a warm, listening-led approach that focuses on the person’s priorities. The therapist follows what matters to the client and helps them find their own solutions, which is useful for relationship worries, identity questions and life changes.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It offers practical exercises and short experiments to reduce anxiety, improve mood and tackle unhelpful patterns.

Psychodynamic work pays attention to repeated patterns and past experiences that influence current decisions. It can help people understand why they react in familiar ways and open up different choices moving forward.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and try different methods to see what fits best. Together you will set simple aims and adjust techniques as sessions progress.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to work. Video calls let you have a fuller conversation with visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, writing out thoughts, or fitting a session into a busy day. These formats make it simpler to keep continuity while balancing work, family and travel.