Jacqueline Isles
Experienced BACP counsellor for relationship and life challenges
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline Isles is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 18 years of experience. She focuses on common pressures such as anxiety, stress and depression, and supports people facing relationship and family tensions. Jacqueline also helps with grief, trauma, anger, self-esteem and life changes.
Jacqueline follows a person-led style in sessions. She listens first and helps people name what matters to them. Conversations centre on the client's concerns and goals rather than a fixed agenda.
Background and approach
She aims to create a calm space where people can talk through painful memories or current worries. Her background includes a Master of Arts in counselling and professional registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, described as BACP. Over nearly two decades she has worked across a range of emotional and relational issues.
That experience informs a flexible, steady approach rather than a one-size-fits-all method. In practice Jacqueline blends client-centred listening with psychodynamic ideas about how past experiences shape present feelings. Sessions can help people understand patterns in their relationships and develop ways to cope.
The emphasis is on practical progress at a pace that feels manageable. People often come to Jacqueline for help with parenting strain, compassion fatigue, bipolar challenges, ADHD-related concerns and LGBT issues. She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse who want to process painful events and reduce their impact on daily life.
What Jacqueline works with
How Jacqueline works
Listed by Jacqueline among the ways they work.
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Sessions & fees
Approaches in online counselling and what they do
Client-Centred Therapy places the person's experience at the heart of the work. The therapist listens closely and follows the client's lead, helping them make sense of what they feel and decide on next steps. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood, relationship worries and building self-esteem.Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how past experiences influence present feelings and patterns. It helps people see recurring themes in relationships and behaviour so they can try different responses. This can be helpful for trauma, grief and difficulties that repeat across situations.
Finding the best approach is a shared task. Jacqueline works collaboratively to agree which ideas and techniques fit a person's goals, adjusting as progress is made. The first sessions are used to understand needs and choose a way of working together that feels right.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is a good option when visual contact helps the conversation. Phone sessions suit people who want a shorter check-in or have limited bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work for regular, brief contact or for those who find typing easier than speaking. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and daily life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
