Counsellor profile
Jennifer Chigwende, BACP
Based in United Kingdom · 5 years of experience
Counsellor for anxiety, trauma and parenting
Continue with JenniferAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (386245)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Jennifer supplied to BetterHelp.
- CBT
- DBT
- Narrative Therapy
About Jennifer
BACP. 5 years of counselling experience in the United Kingdom. Jennifer Chigwende helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, motivation, self-esteem and depression using approaches drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy.
Jennifer works in a straightforward way. She treats clients as the experts in their own lives and focuses on practical steps and strengths people already have. Sessions involve talking through what’s causing distress, noticing patterns, and trying new coping strategies that fit everyday life.
Her practice includes work on panic attacks, social anxiety and phobia, workplace issues and mood disorders. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care matters, family of origin issues, chronic illness and disability, and multicultural concerns.
In sessions she uses tools from CBT to address unhelpful thinking and from DBT to build emotion regulation and stress tolerance skills. Narrative Therapy helps people reframe difficult experiences, and Trauma-Focused Therapy guides work on past traumatic events when appropriate.
Jennifer has five years of professional experience in the UK and holds BACP accreditation. She offers counselling in English and accepts international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How her approaches are used in online counselling
A practical way of working uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, which can help with anxiety, low mood and panic. Dialectical Behavior Therapy offers skills for managing strong emotions and reducing stress through clear, step-by-step techniques. Narrative Therapy focuses on the stories people tell about their lives and helps reframe those stories to reduce the impact of painful events.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels helpful, and will try different methods to find the best fit together. This is a collaborative process where techniques are adjusted as progress is made.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current session options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins or sessions that suit a work break. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often use similar approaches online, and practical benefits include easier scheduling and the chance to continue work from different locations.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, parenting issues, self-esteem and depression, plus related problems such as panic, social anxiety and workplace stress.
What style of counselling does she use?
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Narrative Therapy and Trauma-Focused Therapy and focuses on practical strategies and personal strengths.
How long has she been practising?
She has five years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom.
Is she a BACP counsellor and where is she based?
She is BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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