Jean Briscoe, BACP
Jean Briscoe is a counsellor with two decades of experience working in the United Kingdom.
About Jean
Jean Briscoe is a counsellor with two decades of experience working in the United Kingdom. She is a member of the British Association for Counsellors & Psychotherapists (BACP) and has worked across the NHS, independent practice and employee assistance programmes. Jean specialises in trauma-related concerns alongside a broad range of mental health and life challenges.
Her approach is person-centred and practical. She uses cognitive behavioural techniques and solution-focused methods depending on what a person needs.
Background and approach
Sessions are respectful and non-judgemental, with an emphasis on pacing the work to match each individual’s readiness. Jean has particular experience with trauma linked to physical loss such as amputation, and with long-term health issues including multiple sclerosis. She also supports people dealing with body image, chronic illness, caregiving stress and the mental health effects of domestic violence.
She works with people from LGBTQ+ communities and those exploring neurodivergence, including assessment-related conversations about ADHD and autism. Jean also helps with relationship concerns, intimacy questions, parenting stress, career changes and emotional regulation like anger and anxiety. In sessions she aims to help people identify practical steps and build coping strategies.
The focus is on helping clients make manageable changes, understand their patterns, and develop clearer ways to handle stress and difficult emotions.
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 055879 | April 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
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Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jean lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- 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
Ways of working Jean names
- 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
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Jean often works using Attachment-Based and Client-Centred approaches, and she also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) when it fits the client's goals. Attachment-Based work focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build safer ways of relating. Client-Centred therapy centres the person’s experience, offering empathy, respect and space to talk through what matters most. CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical techniques to test and change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jean will discuss needs, goals and preferences and decide together which methods to try. That collaborative planning can include trying short experiments in session, then reviewing what helped and adjusting the plan accordingly.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls enable face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work for shorter check-ins, written reflection or when someone prefers typing to speaking. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, caregiving responsibilities or mobility limits, and they allow continuity of care when meeting in person is difficult.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems can Jean help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and depression, plus concerns such as body image, eating issues, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy questions, and career change.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Jean takes a person-centred approach and mixes in cognitive behavioural and solution-focused techniques. Sessions tend to be practical, paced to the client, and aimed at identifying steps people can try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working across the NHS, independent practice and employee assistance programmes, with long-term work in trauma and chronic health contexts.
What professional accreditation does she hold and where is she based?
Jean is a member of the British Association for Counsellors & Psychotherapists (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
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