- Years in practice
- 7
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Jen
Jen Woodward is a counsellor who brings calm, patience and a reflective approach to her work. She holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and has seven years practising as a therapist alongside a longer career in mental health settings.
She aims to create a steady space where people can talk about worries and start to make sense of repeated patterns. Jen uses psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences shape present feelings and behaviour.
Background and approach
She gently helps people notice recurring themes and unconscious thoughts that may be driving stress or relationship difficulties. Sessions tend to be exploratory, with time to reflect rather than quick fixes. Many people come to her for help with anxiety, stress and relationship concerns, and she also works with issues such as parenting pressure, trauma and addiction.
Other areas she pays attention to include self-esteem, attachment issues, ADHD, pregnancy and childbirth, and work-related stress. Her style is patient and curious. She encourages self-reflection and helps people face difficult feelings at a steady pace.
Conversations are aimed at understanding how past patterns turn up in the present. Jen has experience in NHS services and in school-based mental health work with Place2Be, which informs her practical understanding of everyday pressures. She offers sessions in English from the United Kingdom and does not take international clients.
Therapy is offered online in several formats to suit different needs.
What Jen works with
Everything Jen lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jen helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Codependency
- Dissociation
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
Approaches Jen lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Psychodynamic work online and flexible session options
Psychodynamic therapy focuses on how past experiences shape present feelings and behaviour. It involves reflecting on repeated patterns, unconscious thoughts, and emotional responses to help people understand why they react in certain ways. This approach can be useful for anxiety, relationship worries, parenting pressures and issues rooted in earlier experiences.In practice, sessions are conversational and exploratory. The therapist listens for themes that reappear over time and helps the person link those themes to current stresses. The process is collaborative - the therapist and client work together to find what feels most useful and to adjust the approach as goals and needs evolve.
Online therapy offers flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls support face-to-face conversation when tone and expression matter. Phone sessions can be easier when less bandwidth is available or for a quick check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief updates, ongoing reflection between sessions, or people who prefer not to use video. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to choose the way of communicating that feels most comfortable.
Questions people ask about Jen
What concerns does this counsellor work with?
Jen helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting pressures, among other issues listed in her profile such as trauma, addiction and self-esteem.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is calm and curious, encouraging reflection on repeated patterns and unconscious thoughts to help people understand their reactions.
What relevant experience does she have?
She has seven years practising as a therapist and additional experience working in NHS services and with Place2Be in school-based mental health roles.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and operates from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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