Counselling in Shrewsbury Shropshire or Online throughout the UK

Am I living in a way which is deeply satisfying to me, and which truly expresses me?' - Carl Rogers.

Why Counselling?

Through life, we can alter who we are to suit the needs of others. We can absorb many messages telling us that how we think and feel is wrong. We learn to fit in by looking around us at what behaviours and characteristics are liked and accepted, and mirror these to fit in. But this goes against who we are, and so over time, we can become so far away from who we want to be. This can cause us so much stress and anxiety. I will help you untangle your thoughts and feelings and support you in establishing who you are, away from who you have learnt to be.

There is a difference between masking out of choice and masking unconsciously for survival.

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The person-centred approach ultimately sees human beings as having an innate tendency to develop towards their full potential. However, this ability can become blocked or distorted by certain life experiences, particularly those experiences which affect our sense of value

“The curious paradox is that when i accept myself just as I am, then I change" - Carl Rogers

What to Expect & A Bit About Me

Hi, I am Jade. I'm a therapist as well as an AuDHD person. As an autistic psychotherapist with ADHD, I utilise psychoeducation and counselling techniques through a neuroaffirmative lens to help you explore and celebrate your differences in a safe place with someone who understands.

I qualified as a Counsellor and Psychotherapist in 2007 and currently work in private practice. I am described as integrative but person-centred at my core. This means I believe you are the expert, but I can use my additional training in CBT, DBT, Gestalt, and creative methods and integrate them fluidly to help you explore who you truly are away from social expectations. I aim to support you in reflecting upon and undoing all the (internalised) messages you have learnt by trying to 'fit in'. Through talking, you will recognise who you are and who you want to be and begin to separate them from who you feel you are expected to be.

I offer an initial 15-minute phone call or a shorter initial meeting. During this chat, we will discuss what you want to gain from counselling and how I work, to ensure we feel we are a good match before we agree to start sessions. It's got to be a space where you feel comfortable, and we feel that who I am, and how I work, suits your needs.

Throughout my career, I have worked to gain senior accreditation status. This is described as a counsellor who 'holds a higher level of accreditation, indicating extensive experience, skills, and training in the field of counselling and psychotherapy. This status signifies alignment with the SCoPEd framework's Column C, which encompasses more advanced levels of competence and practice.' - BACP

I am also a researcher into the experiences of autistic counsellors, advocating autistic differences as strengths, and for better representation and inclusion. I discovered that our differences, such as being cognitively curious, having deep initiative empathy, recalling facts, and having a natural ability to discover patterns, are strengths for therapists to have, whether you are a neurodivergent client or not.

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'We cannot change, we cannot move away from what we are, until we thoroughly accept what we are. Then change seems to come about almost unnoticed' - Carl Rogers

My Core Counselling Qualifications to date:

- PhD student., Researching how counselling is experienced by autistic clients.

- Master of Arts (MA) Distinction in Counselling and Psychotherapy

- Bachelor of Science (BSc) First Class Honours Degree in Counselling

- Level 4 Advanced Diploma in Counselling Practice and Theory

- Level 4 in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

- Level 3 in Counselling Practice

- Level 2 in Counselling Skills

CPD in specialist training certificates

I have also achieved:

- Level 3 Diploma in Children and Young People

- Level 3 Diploma in Supporting Children in Schools

My specialities

(but not limited to)

Neurodiversity - Autism. ADHD. AuDHD

Suicidal ideation and Self-injury

Eating disorders

Gender identity and sexuality

Abuse. Including historical.

Confidence and self-esteem

I hold an enhanced DBS and safeguarding training, which have been continuously updated.

'The kind of caring that the client-centered therapist desires to achieve is a gullible caring, in which clients are accepted as they say they are, not with a lurking suspicion in the therapist's mind that they may, in fact, be otherwise. This attitude is not stupidity on the therapist's part; it is the kind of attitude that is most likely to lead to trust, to further self-exploration, and to the correction of false statements as trust deepens.' - Carl Rogers