- Years in practice
- 5
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- LGBT
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Jessica
Jessica Rigby is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She trained through a Diploma of Higher Education and completed a BA (Hons) in Person-Centred Counselling. Jessica brings five years of practical experience supporting people through difficult life moments.
She meets people with openness and without judgement. Her manner is friendly, curious and caring. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and move at the client’s pace.
Background and approach
Jessica uses person-centred work to listen closely and reflect what she hears. She believes clients are the experts on their own lives and helps them find their own solutions. She also uses solution-focused techniques to build practical steps and small changes that can make a difference.
Common concerns she supports include anxiety, depression, stress, parenting worries, relationship and intimacy issues, loss and grief, compassion fatigue, addictions, trauma and ADHD. She also has familiarity with topics such as sexuality, consensual non-monogamy, attachment and personality-related difficulties. Sessions are straightforward and conversational.
Jessica aims to create space for people to tell their story, try out new ways of thinking, and plan manageable next steps. She works in English and practises from the United Kingdom.
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.
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jessica lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Jessica’s approach works online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding what matters to the client. The therapist reflects back the person’s experience, offering empathy and acceptance while the client makes their own choices. This approach is helpful for people coping with low mood, anxiety, parenting stress and relationship questions.Solution-Focused Therapy looks for small, practical steps that move things forward. Sessions often identify strengths and past successes, then build brief, achievable goals to try between meetings. This can suit people who want concrete ideas to manage stress, solve problems or improve communication.
Finding the best approach is part of the process and will be collaborative. Jessica will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and adapt methods as the work unfolds. Together the client and counsellor choose what to try and review progress as they go.
Online sessions offer flexibility and fit different schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to attend around work, childcare or other commitments and to pick the format that feels most manageable.
Questions people ask about Jessica
What kinds of concerns does Jessica help with?
She supports a wide range of issues including anxiety, depression, stress, parenting, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, trauma, addictions and ADHD, plus related topics such as body image and caregiver stress.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is friendly, inquisitive and caring. She listens closely, reflects what she hears and helps clients work out practical next steps.
What experience does she bring?
Jessica has five years of experience working with people from varied backgrounds and presenting concerns, and she trained as a mature student bringing life experience into her practice.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the BACP, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be held by video call, by telephone, through live chat or by text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and subscription work?
Costs vary 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 a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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