- Years in practice
- 7
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Jessica
Jessica Townsend offers a straightforward, down-to-earth approach for people feeling overwhelmed by parenting pressures and related stresses. She introduces herself simply and aims to create a calm space where parents can talk about what is worrying them. Sessions focus on practical steps and clearer thinking rather than jargon.
Jessica uses seven years of experience to guide those who are juggling relationships, work and caregiving demands. Jessica combines different ways of working to suit each person.
Background and approach
She draws on Client-Centred Therapy to prioritise the person in front of her and to listen without judgement. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) helps her clients spot unhelpful thinking and try small behaviour changes that can shift daily life. She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at patterns that come from early relationships and how they affect parenting and intimacy now.
In sessions she helps people name the feelings behind anxiety, depression, grief or anger. She supports parents who are struggling with sleep, eating, postpartum low mood, or the weight of career and family responsibilities. Practical strategies, short experiments and gentle reflection are used together so people can test what works for them.
Jessica is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works from the United Kingdom and offers help in English. Her background includes work with trauma, addictions, hoarding and obsessive behaviours, alongside common parenting concerns.
Many people come wanting clearer boundaries, less guilt and better day-to-day coping. Jessica aims to help clients make steady changes they can keep using after sessions finish.
What Jessica works with
Everything Jessica lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jessica helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Hoarding
- Jealousy
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
Approaches Jessica lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- 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.
Therapeutic approaches you can access online
Jessica often uses Client-Centred Therapy to start work with clients. This approach centres on listening and acceptance so people can talk freely and find their own answers; it is helpful for many parenting worries and for building confidence. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, is also part of her practice and focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new actions to reduce anxiety, low mood or unhelpful routines.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jessica will talk with each person about what they want to change and which methods feel most useful. She treats the choice of approach as a collaboration and will adapt methods as goals become clearer over time.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy fit into busy lives. Video calls allow a fuller conversation and visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit short updates, coaching-style exchanges or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options aim to give flexible ways to access therapy around parenting, work and everyday routines.
Questions people ask about Jessica
What kinds of difficulties does Jessica help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and parenting concerns, as well as issues like trauma, addictions, hoarding and obsessive behaviours.
What is her style of working in sessions?
Jessica blends person-centred listening with practical tools from CBT and attachment-focused thinking to help people try small changes and understand relationship patterns.
How long has she practised as a counsellor?
She has seven years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and parenting-related concerns.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
Jessica is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered for online work?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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