Jenny Cleary

Jenny Cleary is a counsellor who blends a person-centred way of working with practical psychological approaches. She offers a gentle but direct style and aims to meet people where they are. Jenny draws on nine years of experience and holds the NCPS credential.

Her sessions begin by looking at what matters most to the person in front of her. She uses creative and straightforward methods to help people reconnect with values and find small, doable steps. The focus is on building things that fit into everyday life rather than on jargon or lengthy theory.

Jenny draws on approaches such as cognitive behavioural ideas and acceptance and commitment tools to help with anxiety, stress, low mood and compulsive patterns. She also uses attachment-informed work when relationship patterns and early experiences shape current difficulties. Dialectical and emotionally focused ideas are woven in when emotion regulation or closeness is a problem.

Her additional interests include supporting people with ADHD, grief, trauma, burnout and challenges linked to chronic illness or caregiving. She also pays attention to identity concerns such as LGBT issues and body image. Practical goals might include better sleep, clearer boundaries, or steadier mood.

Sessions are conversational and often include simple exercises to use between meetings. Jenny encourages integrating bodily awareness with talking work, and explores creativity and nature-based ideas when useful. People are helped to notice what works, then build on it step by step.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small meaningful steps, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing unhelpful thinking patterns and learning practical skills to change behaviours and reduce distress. Attachment-Based work looks at how early relationship patterns influence current connections and helps people try new ways of relating.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jenny will discuss different methods and agree on an approach together. This collaborative process looks at your goals, what feels workable day to day, and which methods fit your style.

Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by removing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins when needed. Because the original biography does not list specific session formats, confirm the available options before booking. Many people appreciate being able to continue their work from different locations and to build therapeutic habits that suit their routine.