Jennifer Hughes, NCPS

Jennifer Hughes offers a calm, accepting space for adults who are feeling overwhelmed or stuck. She greets people without judgement and helps them make sense of their feelings. Her manner is down-to-earth and encouraging, aimed at helping clients take practical steps forward.

Jennifer practises from a trauma-aware stance and uses approaches that centre the person in the room. She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and relationship concerns. She also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment patterns, body image, chronic pain and illness, codependency, and communication problems.

Her style is relaxed and compassionate. Sessions focus on where the client is right now and what needs attention in the moment. Jennifer places value on the client’s own knowledge of their life and works alongside them to build clarity and confidence.

Across sessions she may draw on client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural ideas to spot patterns, psychodynamic thinking about past influences, and trauma-focused approaches when past harm is present. These are used to help clients understand thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and to find practical ways to feel steadier.

Jennifer has three years of experience in counselling work and holds NCPS. She works in the United Kingdom and speaks English. To begin, clients follow a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to her availability.

Therapeutic approaches for online work

Jennifer often uses client-centred ways of working, meaning the session is guided by what the person brings. This approach focuses on empathic listening and helping people feel understood, which can be especially helpful for those needing to unpack difficult feelings or rebuild trust in themselves.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. CBT offers practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and build new coping habits, useful for anxiety, low mood and patterns linked to addiction.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Jennifer will work collaboratively to figure out what fits best, taking into account a person’s goals, history and preferences. That may mean using one approach mainly or blending methods as things change over time.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the exact session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to schedule therapy around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote work helps them maintain consistency and apply what they learn between meetings without rearranging their whole day.