- Years in practice
- 8
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Jackie
Jackie Garratt is a counsellor and life coach who helps people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes. She speaks plainly and listens without judgement to help parents and individuals find clearer ways forward. Jackie aims to help clients build practical coping skills and regain a sense of purpose and calm in everyday life.
She uses a mainly person-centred way of working, so sessions start with the client’s concerns and priorities.
Background and approach
Jackie blends that with approaches like cognitive behavioural therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to suit each person’s needs. This means sessions can include talking things through, spotting unhelpful patterns, and trying new ways of responding to stress or strong emotions. Jackie has eight years’ experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Before qualifying she worked in community roles supporting children, adults and families, and as a foster carer. That background informs how she thinks about attachment, parenting challenges and life events that affect relationships. She also trained as a life coach, which adds a practical, goal-focused element when clients want it.
Jackie can support people with grief, trauma, addictions, ADHD and mood difficulties among other concerns. She also offers help around parenting, adoption and foster care related issues. Sessions are offered in English and take place online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
Jackie does not accept international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions through the site.
What Jackie works with
Everything Jackie lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jackie helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Coaching
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jackie lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting stuck in them and focus on values-based actions. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and introduces simple experiments to test and change those patterns. It often helps with anxiety, low mood and rumination.Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic work. Jackie will listen to what matters to the client, discuss options and jointly decide which methods to try. This collaborative process lets the therapist tailor sessions, blending person-centred listening with practical techniques when clients want more structure or coaching focus.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different routines and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or for a shorter check-in. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer written exchanges or need flexibility during the day. These options make it easier to keep therapy going around work, childcare and everyday life.
Questions people ask about Jackie
What sorts of problems does Jackie help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma, parenting challenges, self-esteem and many life changes. Additional focus areas include grief, addictions, ADHD and relationship or family difficulties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Jackie works in a person-centred way and adapts methods to suit the person. Sessions can involve talking, practical tools, and gentle tasks drawn from CBT, ACT and solution-focused work.
How much experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working across community roles and counselling practice. That experience includes supporting people affected by childhood trauma, domestic abuse and complex life issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients accepted?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does the subscription and getting started work?
Costs vary with location and the platform subscription used, which can be cancelled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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