Jane Sheppard, BACP

Jane Sheppard is a counsellor who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and career concerns. She holds BACP accreditation and has four years of experience supporting individuals through emotional challenges. Her approach aims to make taking the first step less daunting and more manageable for someone feeling overwhelmed.

In sessions she offers a calm, non-judgemental space where clients can talk through what matters to them. Conversations are shaped around the person in front of her, with practical steps explored alongside emotional understanding. She uses familiar, straightforward language rather than clinical jargon.

Jane draws on a range of approaches to match individual needs. These include work informed by attachment ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques, solution-focused methods and trauma-aware practices. The emphasis is on what helps a person make small, useful changes in day-to-day life.

She has experience with areas such as abandonment, attachment issues, caregiver stress, codependency, dissociation, domestic violence, and substance-related concerns. This background informs how she helps people rebuild safety and predictability after difficult experiences.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to suit each person. Jane supports people who want to improve communication, manage anxiety, work through past hurt or start making practical changes in their career or relationships. Prospective clients can expect clear, respectful guidance and a steady presence through the process.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current trust and closeness. It helps people understand why they react a certain way in relationships and develop more secure ways of connecting. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together and offers practical techniques to change unhelpful cycles, which can be useful for anxiety and stress. Trauma-Focused Therapy pays attention to how past hurt still affects daily life and uses careful, paced work to reduce distress and rebuild daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jane will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That decision evolves over a few sessions as therapist and client learn what is most helpful and practical for the person’s needs.

Confirm the session formats before booking, as specific options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare or travel, and it can reduce time spent on commuting. It also allows for shorter check-ins or flexible scheduling when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques like CBT exercises, attachment-focused conversations and trauma-aware pacing to an online setting while working with what fits a person’s life.