Jenny Harrison

Neurodivergent friendly

I am qualified to offer both short- and long-term Integrative counselling and psychotherapy to adults and young people aged 16 plus in person and online.  The following approaches are the foundation of my integrated model:

• Transactional Analysis (TA)

• Trauma Focussed

• Somatic techniques / mindfulness

• IFS Informed

• Neurodiversity  affirming

My practice focus: Anxiety, autistic and adhd people, parenting support, trauma, anger and loss.

Examples of my experience; working with: Anxiety, autistic people, adhd, depression, trauma, parenting support, self-harm, sexual abuse, panic attacks, learning difficulties, bereavement, ill-health, low self-esteem, suicidal thoughts, over-thinking, anger, low-mood, gender identity, self-exploration, sexuality, bullying, stress, family and peer relationships.

Please feel welcome to contact me for a free 20 minute online meet session and/or see my website for more information: https://jennyharrisoncounselling.co.uk/

 My approach

While some of us have a clear idea of what we would like from counselling, it is not unusual to have a tangled ball of presenting issues. In our first session we will work through how you see your current challenges, what you hope to get from your sessions (goals) and from this we will decide how we will work together.

I offer both short and long term counselling. Short term counselling can be very effective (up to 12 sessions). If you decide you would like longer term counselling we will review this periodically to make sure we are working effectively.

Qualifications

2023 Level 7 Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy (I am currently writing my UKCP accreditation)

2021 Level 5 Certificate - Introduction to Counselling Children and Young People

2020 Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling (BACP Accredited)

2020 Online and Telephone Counselling for qualified counsellors (NCS and ACTO)

2017 Level 4 Certificate of Higher Education in Humanistic Counselling based on Transactional Analysis (Distinction)

2017 Cruse Bereavement Care (NCS Approved)

2016 Level 3 Diploma in Counselling Skills

2016 Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills

1995 Psychology A Level

Additional Training (ongoing for example):

• National Autistic Society Mentor Training

• Internal Family Systems Informed Therapist

• Certificate in Working with Personality Disorders

• Certificate and Advanced Certificate in Trauma Focussed therapy, New Haven Competencies

• Introduction to Somatic Experiencing, Somatic Experiencing Association

• The Rewind Technique for trauma, David Mass

• 8 Week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Certificate

• DBT Essential Skills. Accredited by The Association for Psychological Therapies, Level 2

• Working in the mental health system

….Culture, discrimination, privilege, intersectionality, sexual issues, neuroscience and working with the body (freeze, fight, flight, shutdown responses; polyvagal theory; trauma), the impact of sexual abuse/exploitation, bullying, working with men, imago couple therapy, safeguarding, working with art and play, nutrition for mental health, gestalt theory and archetypes, medication for mental health treatment, shame, autism and ADHD.

Experience

I work with adults and young adults in my private practice. I volunteer with Voice Ability supporting people to access mental health advocates. I am on the social responsibility committee at the Link Centre Counselling and Psychotherapy training institute.

Previously, I worked for a charity offering free counselling to young people aged 11-25 years for 3 years; a charity offering sexual trauma and rape counselling and volunteered with Simon Says, supporting a bereavement focused youth group for 4 years. I volunteered for Cruse Bereavement Care counselling adults for 3 years.

For the past 15 years, I have worked with young people and adults, including those with learning, social and behavioural challenges and vulnerable adults in the following settings; Shepherds Down special school, adult learning in the community, Peter Symonds sixth form college, Perins secondary school, with Hampshire County Council (mentoring) and with Kids charity (respite short breaks).