Tina Jennings, NCPS

Tina Jennings uses a person-centred way of working that helps people feel heard and understood. She combines that with practical tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and brief solution-focused techniques. Tina is registered with the NCPS, and her style aims to be warm, non-judgemental and grounded in real-life experience.

Tina draws on ten years of counselling experience alongside a BSc in Therapeutic Counselling and an advanced diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. She has worked in NHS pastoral and spiritual care and for the charity Mind. These roles gave her regular exposure to low mood, depression, anxiety and grief work.

Her background includes time in the Army, which contributes to her understanding of trauma and post-traumatic stress and how those experiences can affect someone years later. She says life experience has shaped her optimistic outlook and informs the empathy she brings to sessions.

Tina supports people coping with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, grief, relationship difficulties, addiction concerns and challenges with self-esteem. She also offers help around sleep problems, anger, career matters and neurodiverse concerns such as ADHD.

In sessions she focuses on what is happening now and on small, practical steps that can ease distress. Conversations aim to identify clear options and new ways of looking at problems. Tina also incorporates attachment ideas to help people understand patterns in relationships.

She works in English and is based in the United Kingdom. Tina currently does not take international clients outside English-speaking arrangements. Her registration with NCPS is noted as NCPS.

Approaches that guide online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy views relationship patterns as a way to understand current reactions. In practice this means looking at how early bonds shape trust and closeness, and using that insight to change difficult interaction patterns.

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding. The counsellor offers empathy and acceptance while the person leads the pace and topics of each session. This approach can help with low mood, grief and self-esteem by giving space to reflect and be heard.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) works on the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses simple exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and build new coping strategies for anxiety, sleep problems and low mood.

Choosing the best approach is a shared process. Tina will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative approach means plans can change as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different lives. Video calls are useful for deeper dialogue and visual cues, phone sessions are often easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins and text messaging allows brief reflections between sessions. These options make it simpler to book regular time, fit therapy around work or caring duties, and keep continuity when life is busy.