Jennifer Risebury, BACP

Jennifer Risebury is a BACP therapist who offers a warm, person-centred way of working. She aims to make first steps into therapy feel manageable and supportive. Jennifer uses straightforward language and listens without judgement to help people start to understand what’s happening for them.

She uses a collaborative style that adapts to each person’s needs. Sessions focus on reflecting on feelings, unpacking difficult experiences, and building emotional skills that help with everyday life. Jennifer draws on attachment-based ideas and emotionally-focused work alongside client-centred and mindfulness approaches to tailor sessions to each person.

Practical tools and short exercises may be used between sessions to reinforce changes. Jennifer also offers coaching-style conversations when people want focused goal work, such as improving confidence or managing stress. Her aim is for people to leave feeling more able to cope and clearer about next steps.

Jennifer communicates regularly by message and journals, with responses managed around set times each day and limited on Sundays and some bank holidays. She is flexible about scheduling and asks people to share preferred times so she can try to accommodate them.

The first session is an opportunity to get to know one another and agree how to work together. Jennifer encourages prospective clients to send a message or short journal entry before booking if they prefer to make contact that way.

How attachment and emotionally focused approaches work online

Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current relationships. It helps people notice patterns in how they relate to others and how they respond to closeness or distance. This can be useful for worries about trust, abandonment and relationship security.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy focuses on identifying and naming core emotions in the moment. It supports people to express needs more clearly and to shift unhelpful patterns in relationships or within themselves. This approach often helps with strong emotions, grief and intimacy-related concerns.

Jennifer also uses client-centred and mindfulness ideas to support people to feel heard and to notice thoughts and bodily responses. Finding the best approach is part of the work together - the therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then agree how to proceed in a collaborative way.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. The biography lists live chat, telephone calls and video calls, but it’s best to confirm what is available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let conversations continue without travel. A therapist can help tailor sessions so they suit your schedule and needs.