- Years in practice
- 20
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Jean
Jean Briscoe is a counsellor with two decades of experience in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation and has worked across the NHS, independent practice and employee assistance programmes. Jean focuses on helping people navigate difficult life events and long-term challenges.
Her approach is straightforward and grounded in respect and kindness. Jean uses practical talking therapy methods such as client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques. She also draws on attachment-based ideas and solution-focused strategies when they fit a person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to identify patterns, break unhelpful cycles and build smaller steps toward change. Clients describe a direct and calm style in sessions. Jean keeps meetings non-judgemental and adapts to each person’s pace.
She pays particular attention to issues connected to chronic health conditions, body image and disability, plus trauma linked to amputation and long-term illness. She also addresses concerns related to grief, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, parenting stress, bipolar experience and ADHD.
Additional areas she will explore include attachment and abandonment issues, adoption and foster care questions, ageing and carer strain. Jean aims to support people so they can make practical changes in daily life. Sessions combine listening, clear feedback and step-by-step strategies.
People who value a respectful, experienced counsellor who keeps things focused often find this approach helpful.
What Jean works with
Everything Jean lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jean helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jean lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
Attachment-based therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and how early bonds affect feelings and reactions today. It can help when people struggle with trust, separation or repeating relationship patterns. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's own goals and pace, offering non-judgemental listening and support to explore choices and feelings. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, teaches practical techniques to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour and is often used for anxiety, low mood and stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, then try methods together to see what fits best. That collaborative style helps shape a plan that matches each person's needs.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls suit deeper conversations with visual cues, while phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging allow shorter, on-the-go exchanges and written reflections between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and travel without losing continuity of care.
Questions people ask about Jean
What kinds of problems does Jean help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and depression. Other areas include parenting stress, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, bipolar and ADHD.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Jean offers a straightforward, non-judgemental approach that combines listening with practical steps. Sessions focus on identifying patterns and trying small changes that fit a person's life.
How much experience does she have?
Jean has 20 years of experience working in settings such as the NHS, independent practice and employee assistance programmes. That background informs her work with long-term health and trauma-related issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is accredited with the British Association for Counsellors & Psychotherapists (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and the therapist accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be carried out by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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