About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Selby is a counsellor with 15 years' experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression and life changes. She uses a warm, respectful and non-judgemental style to create a supportive space where clients can talk through their concerns. Jacqueline works with issues such as low self-esteem, grief, parenting strain, addictions and LGBT-related matters.
Jacqueline practises a person-centred approach, tailoring sessions to each person's needs and pace. She listens for strengths and helps clients spot patterns that hold them back.
Background and approach
That makes it easier to set small, practical goals and try different ways of coping. Her background includes long-term work supporting adults across many areas, from career concerns to chronic illness and caregiver stress. She has worked with people experiencing attachment and relationship difficulties as well as those dealing with major life transitions.
This breadth of experience informs a flexible, practical style in sessions. Jacqueline combines person-centred work with attentiveness to trauma and to how early relationships affect current difficulties. She brings mindfulness and motivational strategies into sessions when useful, so people can build steady habits and clearer choices.
The focus is on the next practical step rather than on jargon. She has supported clients in many countries and offers sessions in English. Jacqueline encourages people to take their time in therapy and recognises that progress can move forwards and backwards.
She works collaboratively to set priorities and review progress regularly.
What Jacqueline works with
Everything Jacqueline lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Jacqueline is listed here; the rest shows what else Jacqueline works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- 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
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jacqueline lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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 work
Jacqueline draws on attachment-based and client-centred ways of working alongside mindfulness techniques to help people online. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and patterns, and can help with trust, separation worries and relationship difficulties. Client-centred work focuses on listening and creating a supportive space so people can reflect and make their own choices. Mindfulness offers simple practices to reduce rumination, manage anxiety and build steadier attention in daily life.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Jacqueline will work collaboratively to identify which methods fit a person’s goals and preferences. That conversation shapes session plans and the pace of work, and she encourages regular review so adjustments can be made.
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can help fit counselling into a busy life by reducing travel time, making it possible to have shorter check-ins or to schedule sessions that sit between work and family obligations. It also lets people use techniques such as brief guided mindfulness exercises and motivational conversations in the moment they need them.
Questions people ask about Jacqueline
What concerns does Jacqueline help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, grief, addictions and coping with major life changes, among other issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is warm, respectful and non-judgemental, with a focus on listening, practical steps and helping clients use their own strengths.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of professional experience working in mental health and supporting adults across many concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is listed with BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered and can international clients book?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified here.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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