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Jayne Sinclair

Jayne Sinclair, BACP

United Kingdom

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Counsellor - Young adult issues and grief

  • Attachment-based work
  • Client-centred approach
  • Cognitive behavioural tools

About Jayne

Jayne Sinclair is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has 15 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She describes herself as an integrative practitioner and is also a qualified hypnotherapist with over a decade of experience. Her listed areas include stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem and coping with life changes, among others. Jayne also notes work with parenting and family separation concerns and offers support around mood, motivation and career questions.

Jayne uses a mix of approaches to suit different people. She draws on client-centred ideas to prioritise each person's perspective. She uses cognitive behavioural techniques to help spot and change unhelpful thought patterns. She also offers hypnotherapy for clients who have found guided imagery or focused relaxation helpful in the past.

Her background includes long experience in schools alongside private practice. That work involved one-to-one support and creative methods such as art, writing and breathing exercises. Jayne has worked with young people in primary and secondary settings and brings that experience into sessions with adults who are sorting early-adulthood transitions or parenting challenges.

In sessions she tends to work practically, helping people develop small steps and coping techniques they can use between appointments. She also helps people who are dealing with grief and longstanding negative patterns to make changes over time. Her approach combines conversational work with structured techniques where they fit.

People who choose to work with Jayne often want straightforward support for everyday pressures such as relationships, work stress or feeling stuck after a life change. She asks new clients to complete a short questionnaire before arranging a first appointment so the first session can focus on immediate priorities.

How Jayne uses therapeutic approaches online

Jayne works with attachment-based principles to help people understand relationship patterns and how past connections shape present stress. This approach is useful for people dealing with attachment issues, abandonment feelings or repeating relationship patterns.

She also uses client-centred methods which focus on listening and reflecting so the client’s own priorities guide the work. This helps when someone is unsure what to change first or wants a slow, conversational way to make sense of emotions.

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is used to identify unhelpful thoughts and test small behavioural changes. CBT techniques are often applied for anxiety, low mood and managing everyday stressors common in early adulthood.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Jayne will work collaboratively to decide which methods suit a person’s goals and preferences. That choice can shift over a few sessions as priorities become clearer.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around study, shifts or childcare and can let a person use shorter check-ins or phone sessions when they need them. Registered or accredited professionals like Jayne will adapt pace and tools to fit each person’s life and goals.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)HypnotherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

15+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she work with?

She lists stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression and coping with life changes among her main areas. Additional topics include relationship and family issues, eating concerns, parenting and career questions.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She describes an integrative style that mixes client-centred listening with CBT techniques and hypnotherapy where appropriate. Sessions combine conversation with practical exercises and coping tools.

How much experience does she have?

She has 15 years of professional experience working in the UK. She also has many years of experience working with young people in school settings.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions arranged and paid for?

Cost varies with location and sessions are run through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin a first session?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.

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