Jennifer "Jen" Somerville, BACP

Jennifer Somerville is a BACP-registered counsellor who has been working professionally since 2018. She practices within an integrative framework with a person-centred core - this means she treats each client as the expert on their own life while drawing on additional therapeutic methods when a situation calls for them. Her approach aims to provide a respectful, non-judgemental space where people can explore challenges, clarify choices, and build coping strategies.

Jen supports a wide range of concerns including addictions, family difficulties, grief and bereavement, parenting and adoption-related issues, and the practical and emotional demands of life transitions. She has experience working with homelessness, study and student challenges, school attendance problems, palliative care and life-shortening conditions, child loss, religious trauma, workplace issues, and questions of identity. Her additional areas of focus include caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, control issues, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, narcissism, pregnancy and childbirth, self-love, women’s issues, and workplace-related strain.

Jennifer works with both adults and young people and holds a further qualification for work with younger clients. She offers short-term and longer-term counselling and is available for face-to-face sessions as well as online or telephone appointments. As a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) she follows recognised professional standards. Prospective clients are encouraged to get in touch to ask questions and discuss whether her way of working fits their needs.

Integrative and person-centred approaches for online support

Jennifer works from a person-centred foundation that prioritises the client’s perspective and lived experience. This approach focuses on active listening, empathy, and supporting clients to discover their own solutions - it can be especially helpful for people facing life transitions, relationship difficulties, or feelings of isolation.

She also practices in an integrative way, blending techniques from different evidence-based methods to suit the needs of each person. That flexible use of approaches allows targeted support for issues such as addiction, grief, parenting challenges, and long-term health-related stress.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Jennifer works with clients to understand their goals, preferences, and circumstances, and together they decide which combination of methods will best support progress. This partnership helps ensure the work feels relevant and manageable.

Online therapy with Jennifer is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing options to fit varying schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to access regular support without travel, offering continuity of care and greater flexibility for people balancing family, work, or health commitments.