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Jessica Sullivan, BACP

Credentials
BACP
Experience
20 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Sessions
Online only
Client ages
Adults, 18 and over

Works with Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefCoping with life changes

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Jessica Sullivan is a counsellor with 20 years of clinical experience. She brings a practical, down-to-earth approach and aims to help people find the changes they need to feel better. Jessica holds BACP accreditation, which is shown as BACP in her profile, and she offers one-to-one support with care and compassion.

She trained initially in psychodynamic psychotherapy and often explores how early life and attachment shape present difficulties. That approach can help when long-standing patterns and relationships are causing pain.

Background and approach

For shorter-term work she uses a solution-focused way of working to map clear steps forward and tackle immediate concerns. Her background includes workplace counselling, so she understands how job stress and personal problems can interact. She also supports people affected by traumatic workplace incidents and works with emotional issues that come with serious physical health concerns such as cancer or diabetes-related distress.

Jessica may use brief measures such as the GAD-7, PHQ-9, HADS and IES-R during an initial assessment to help clarify priorities. She has experience addressing self-harm, suicidal ideation and risk, eating and food-related issues, bipolar disorder, depression and anxiety. Additionally she offers help with relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, grief, coping with life changes, stress, communication problems and compassion fatigue.

Jessica is based in the United Kingdom and carries out sessions in English. If someone wants to begin, they are asked to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a session.

How psychodynamic and solution-focused work online

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past relationships and early experiences shape feelings and behaviour now. Online sessions using this approach can help people spot repeating patterns and understand why certain situations feel difficult. Solution-Focused Therapy is brief and goal-directed. It concentrates on what is already working and on small, practical steps to move forward rather than lengthy exploration of the past.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through a person's needs, goals and preferences and adapt the plan if one method seems a better fit. That way the work evolves as progress becomes clearer and priorities change.

Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to consistent support. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation across distance, phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed, and live chat or text-based messaging can fit short updates around work or family commitments. These options make it simpler to keep regular contact and to try different formats until a comfortable routine is found.
What issues does Jessica help address?
She supports people with relationship and intimacy-related concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, stress and anxiety. Additional focus areas include eating and food-related issues, bipolar disorder, depression and compassion fatigue.
What is Jessica's therapeutic style?
Jessica combines depth work from a psychodynamic perspective with a solution-focused approach for shorter-term goals. She aims to help people understand patterns while also identifying practical next steps.
How long has she been practising?
She has two decades of experience, having worked as a therapist for 20 years and held roles including workplace counselling.
Where is Jessica based and what credential does she hold?
She works in the United Kingdom and is listed with BACP, shown as BACP in her profile.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Jessica?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
20 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English

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