Jessica Douglas
Conversation-focused therapy with Transactional Analysis
About Jessica
Jessica Douglas uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage stress, anxiety, low mood and life changes. She presents as an approachable counsellor who invites clients to tell their story in their own words. Jessica holds BACP registration, which she lists as her professional credential.
She works from a conversational, human-centred stance and explains options clearly to each person she meets. Her main model is Transactional Analysis, which she blends with other helpful approaches to match each clients needs.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on understanding patterns, improving communication and building new ways of coping. She offers single-session work, short-term plans of six to eight sessions, or longer-term psychotherapy when that better suits the goals. Jessica describes the therapeutic relationship as two people relating through their lived experience.
She aims to listen with curiosity and reflect what she hears so clients can make sense of difficult feelings. Practical planning and a clear therapeutic contract are used to agree aims and session length together.
She has four years of clinical experience and works with a wide range of concerns including grief, trauma, addiction, bipolar difficulties, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, relationship and intimacy-related issues, workplace stress and compassion fatigue. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, panic attacks, social anxiety and seasonal mood changes.
Sessions are offered during core hours Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, with evening and weekend appointments by request. Jessica follows the BACP ethical framework and will notify clients if periods of ill health affect her ability to deliver sessions.
What Jessica works with
Sessions & fees
How Jessica's approaches work online
Transactional Analysis is explained in simple terms as a way of looking at how people communicate and the roles they fall into. Online sessions using this approach focus on spotting unhelpful patterns and practising new ways of relating that reduce conflict and anxiety. Evidence-based techniques are also used for mood and anxiety problems, such as breaking down overwhelming experiences into manageable steps and building practical coping strategies for day-to-day life.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica will discuss goals and preferences with each person and adapt methods together. This collaborative planning helps decide whether a brief single-session, a short block of therapy or longer-term work will be the best fit.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to give flexible access. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and non-verbal cues, while phone sessions suit people with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or when a written format feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into busy schedules and different lifestyles.
| 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
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- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Workplace issues
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
