• Jen Cook Counselling

    Hello I'm Jen.

    In my experience sometimes we all need a little extra help.

    You may not know what you need, or why you feel the way you do, or even how you got here.

    You don't need a reason to come to therapy.

    Reaching out for help can feel overwhelming, I have been in your position too.

    You are welcome here.

    If you are feeling anxious, sad or lonely.

    Perhaps you are grieving, feeling alone and disconnected.

    Maybe you are stressed from work and family life.

    You may have ADHD and find life complicated to manage.

    Or is life presenting challenges - teenagers, menopause, empty nesters, toddlers, ageing parents or infertility struggles.

    Do these sound familiar?

    You don't have to do it alone... I can help you.

  • Services

    I will help you to:

    • Recognise how you are feeling, so that you have a greater sense of yourself
    • Discover what the underlying problem is, so that you can make confident decisions
    • Explore the issues that arise, so you can manage the wider affects in your life
    • Understand how your behaviour may be affecting you and others in your life, so you can make good choices
    • Gain awareness of your communication style, so that you can create healthier connections
    • Explore your boundaries; recognise what is ok for you, so that you will feel more confident in changing them
    • Learn coping strategies so that you have tools you can use to help you to feel calmer and happier
    • Recognise the stresses in your life so that you can decide if you choose them
    • Enable you to regain your sense of control so that you have increased confidence and self-worth




  • About Me

    I am a bit like you I imagine. I found therapy at a time in my life when I was struggling.

    Life threw me a curve ball and I didn't know how I would manage.

    So I reached out for help.

    Therapy helped me to understand and accept my situation. I learned to cope with the affect it was having on me in different areas of my life.

    I have never looked back.
    I became passionate about counselling, its effectiveness and healing nature.


    Now I would like to help you.

    ~

    I have over 15 years experience and have helped hundreds of people by supporting them through their challenging situations.

    I am a qualified accredited counsellor, registered with the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). I am fully insured.

    I trained at Wealden Institute as a Humanistic Integrative Counsellor.

    Additionally, I am trained in Trauma focussed therapy and Relationship therapy.
    ~

    I know how important it is to recognise why our problems exist. I can work with you to explore these. To gain understanding, acceptance and work towards healthier communications in relationships.

    You can feel reassured I am not here to judge - you can explore with safety and make choices with confidence.

    I can help you to look inside yourself, to consider your needs, discover your mechanisms and understand how you communicate.

    ~

    I offer sessions from my warm, cosy therapy room near Uckfield, East Sussex and support clients worldwide via phone, Google Meet and WhatsApp.

    Jen Cook - Dip. Couns. MBACP (Accred) - Enhanced DBS registered

    Jencookcounselling@gmail.com

    07717 616777

  • What to expect

    I offer confidential face-to-face sessions in my private, comfortable therapy room near Uckfield, East Sussex, online sessions via Google Meet, WhatsApp or phone.

    Please contact me for availability.

    Your sessions will be led at your pace to your agenda, I will be alongside you.

    I believe that our relationship is key to our work together.

    I offer you a complementary 30 minute consultation where you can tell me about yourself and we will ensure we are a good match.

    I will gain understanding of your specific issues that brings you to counselling now and what you hope to achieve.

    Following this, we will work together for 50 minute sessions, on a weekly basis, either short term (6 - 12 weeks) or longer term. We will review our work together after 6 sessions and ensure we continue to work towards your goals.

    We will agree a mutually convenient day and time for the sessions and agree a contract of work with your goals in mind.

    I work in a humanistic approach.

    For me this means I trust that you are the expert on yourself. I believe you know yourself best and have grown and adapted through your life experiences. I can support you to continue to grow with new learning and a greater exploration to reach your potential. I support you to understand your difficulties and help you to find the answers yourself.

  • Fees

    Initial 30 minute consultation is free.

    Sessions are charged at £60 for each 50 minute session.

    Payment is required at each session and can be made by BACS transfer.

    Should you need to cancel a session, a 24 hour notice period is required, otherwise full payment will be charged.

    Should I need to cancel, I will do my best to rearrange the session for you as promptly as possible.

    Please contact me for further details.

  • Contact Me

    For further information or to book your initial consultation please feel free to contact me via:

    Text message, WhatsApp, phone, email or complete the form below. I aim to respond within 24 hours.

     

    I look forward to hearing from you

     

    Jen Cook

    Mobile: 07717 616777

    email: Jencookcounselling@gmail.com

  • Testimonials

    "Jen really helped me to feel better about myself at home in my caring role and at work."

    Sally, East Sussex

    "Jen was so nice. Easy to talk to. She was very respectful, patient and genuinely interested. I was at a point before of just reacting and feeling overwhelmed and she helped me change this."

    Helen, West Sussex

    "Jen was really fantastic, she listened and repeated stuff back to me and got the right balance of not giving her opinion but encouraging me to see another perspective. This balance is hard to find and she did that well."

    Jonathan, East Sussex

    "Jen made me feel relaxed, safe, happy, understood and listened to at every meeting. Outstanding service."

    Charlotte, West Sussex

    "Thank you for everything you have done for me over the weeks I have known you. You have changed my life in a very positive way."

    Sarah, Kent

    "Jen is a warm and thoughtful counsellor that takes great care with the support she offers her clients. Jen works hard to ensure that she offers the highest standard of clinical expertise. I would not hesitate recommending her for therapy as clients can be rest assured they'll be in a safe and nourishing space."

    Supervisor, Sussex

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