Jennifer "Jen" Somerville, BACP

Jennifer "Jen" Somerville is a counsellor who supports people facing issues such as addictions, grief, parenting and major life changes. She works with carers and others experiencing stress from long-term illness or disability and aims to create a calm space to talk things through. Jen uses a person-centred stance at her core and treats each person as the expert on their own life.

Jen qualified in 2018 and has eight years' experience working with adults and young people. She also has a further qualification specifically for working with young people. Over the years she has helped people with homelessness, addiction, family and parenting difficulties, bereavement, palliative care, child loss and religious trauma.

Her style is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on what matters to the person in front of her, whether that is managing guilt and shame, coping with workplace stress, or finding purpose after a major change. She adapts the approach to the situation rather than using one fixed method.

Jen offers both short-term and longer-term counselling depending on what the client needs. She sees people face to face, online or by telephone, and works to fit sessions into everyday life. Her BACP registration is shown as BACP and she practises in the United Kingdom.

If someone wants to begin, they are invited to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. The subscription used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.

How her approaches translate to online work

Jen works from a person-centred base, which means she focuses on listening and following the client’s concerns. In practice this looks like a calm space to talk, with the counsellor reflecting back what she hears and helping the person make sense of their situation. This approach helps when someone needs emotional support, clarity or a safe place to be heard.

She also uses other evidence-based therapeutic techniques where they fit the situation. For example, practical, goal-focused strategies can be introduced to help with workplace stress or addictive behaviours by breaking larger problems into small, manageable steps. Short-term skills-based work can support coping with grief, chronic illness or caregiver strain by teaching ways to manage overwhelming moments and plan for harder days.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Jen will talk with the client about their goals, try different ways of working when needed, and agree what feels most helpful. That collaboration continues throughout therapy as needs change.

The biography states she offers online and telephone sessions alongside face-to-face work. If you are unsure which option suits you, confirm the available session formats before booking. Online or telephone sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, study and caring responsibilities without needing extra travel time.