Counsellor profile
Jacqueline Isles, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and parenting
See online counselling options- BACP member
- Client-centred approach
- Psychodynamic ideas
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Isles is a counsellor and a BACP member with 18 years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, grief and related concerns as described in her own profile.
Jacqueline listens in a non-directive way and follows the client’s lead. She uses a client-centred approach alongside psychodynamic ideas to help people talk through current problems and difficulties from the past.
Sessions focus on what is causing distress now and on how past experiences may affect present relationships. She offers short-term work and longer-term therapy depending on the person’s needs. Conversations include practical strategies as well as talking about feelings and patterns of behaviour.
Jacqueline also has training in parenting courses such as Webster-Stratton Incredible Years and enhancing adoptive parenting. She can work with parenting issues and family relationships, and she helps people think through parenting stresses and family conflict.
Her way of working aims to help people untangle recurring patterns, understand their emotions, and make changes that fit their life. She sees adults and, as noted in her biography, also works with children and couples as part of her practice. Sessions are conducted in English and she accepts international clients.
How psychodynamic and client-centred work adapts to online counselling
Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the centre. The counsellor follows the lead of the person in front of them, reflecting feelings and helping people make sense of what matters now. This approach can help with anxiety, low mood, relationship strain and parenting worries.Psychodynamic work looks at how past experiences influence current patterns. It pays attention to repeated feelings and relationship dynamics and can be useful when people want to understand why they keep repeating the same difficulties.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jacqueline will discuss different ways of working and agree what fits best with a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That choice is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, shorten travel time, allow a brief check-in during a lunch break, or remove the need to be on camera if someone prefers. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists generally adapt exercises and pace to suit the online setting and the person’s circumstances.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
18+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, parenting concerns, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and related problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She works in a non-directive, client-centred way and also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences affect current life.
How long has she practised?
She has 18 years of experience as a counsellor.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients.
What formats are offered for sessions?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify formats.
How are fees and booking handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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