Jennifer "Jen" Somerville
Understanding counsellor for life changes
About Jennifer
Jennifer "Jen" Somerville supports people facing addictions, grief, family tensions, parenting pressures and major life changes. She uses a warm, person-centred style that helps people feel heard and able to make small changes. Jen has eight years' experience as a counsellor and holds BACP accreditation.
She works with adults and young people and aims to make sessions straightforward and practical. Jen's approach begins with listening. She treats clients as the experts on their own lives and offers a calm space to talk things through.
Background and approach
From that starting point she draws on other evidence-based techniques when they suit a person’s situation. This flexible mix helps her tailor sessions to what each person needs. Practically, Jen has supported people through bereavement, addiction, housing instability, parenting challenges and workplace stress.
She has experience with palliative care, child loss and study or school-related problems. She also helps with issues such as guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose and the strain of caregiving. Sessions can be short term or longer term depending on the issue and the client's preference.
Jen meets people face to face, online, or by telephone. Video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging are all options. Based in the United Kingdom, she works in a straightforward, non-judgemental way.
People who choose her often value a steady, listening presence and practical conversation about next steps.
What Jennifer works with
Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Jen works from a core person-centred stance which means the focus is on listening and helping the client make sense of their own experience. This approach suits people who need a steady, accepting space to talk and to explore feelings such as grief, guilt or confusion.She also uses integrative evidence-based techniques when they suit the client's needs. These can include practical problem-solving strategies for parenting, relapse prevention ideas for addictions, and paced support for coping with chronic illness or caregiving stress. Each technique is chosen to fit what the person is trying to achieve rather than applied in a one-size-fits-all way.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try different ways of working, and adjust approaches based on what helps. Clients are involved in deciding what feels most useful for their situation.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing expressions and body language matters. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or an easier option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing or need a more immediate way to share between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and caregiving commitments.
| 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
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Grief
Also listed
- Experience
- 8 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
