Jessica Sullivan, BACP

Jessica Sullivan is a thoughtful and pragmatic therapist and supervisor who aims to mobilise clients’ resilient and courageous qualities to support meaningful change. With 20 years of clinical experience, she blends depth and practicality to help people better understand themselves and experiment with new ways of approaching difficulties.

Originally trained as a psychodynamic psychotherapist, Jessica often works in an open-ended way to explore issues that have their roots in childhood. For clients seeking shorter-term support she uses a solution-focused approach that concentrates on forward-looking strategies to address current concerns. She also draws on her experience as a workplace counsellor to understand how personal problems and work life interact, and she can support people affected by traumatic incidents at work.

Jessica has a particular interest in the emotional aspects of diabetes care and in supporting people during and after cancer treatment. As part of an initial assessment she may use measures such as the GAD-7, PHQ-9, HADS and IES-R to clarify needs and treatment goals. Her clinical experience includes self-harm, suicidal ideation and risk, depression, anxiety, workplace stress and bullying, relationship and attachment issues, eating disorders, bereavement, sexual abuse and substance misuse among other complex presentations.

Jessica is a BACP member - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and she looks forward to meeting people who are ready to begin work on the changes they want to make.

Psychodynamic and Solution-Focused Support Online

Jessica uses psychodynamic therapy to explore how early relationships and unconscious patterns influence current feelings and behaviours. This approach helps people understand repeating themes in relationships, attachment difficulties and deeper emotional conflicts by working through those patterns over time.

She also offers solution-focused therapy, a brief, goal-oriented approach that concentrates on practical steps and resources to move forward. Solution-focused work is useful for clients who want targeted strategies to address present concerns and build on existing strengths.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jessica and the client review needs, goals and preferences together, and she will recommend a way of working that fits the person’s situation - whether that is more exploratory psychodynamic work, a shorter solution-focused course, or a combination of both.

Online therapy with Jessica is available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for people balancing work, family and health commitments. These options make it easier to access registered professionals from home or work and allow sessions to be scheduled around daily life while still receiving regular therapeutic support.