Jennifer "Jen" Somerville, BACP

Jennifer "Jen" Somerville is a counsellor who qualified in 2018 and holds BACP membership (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy). She practices with an integrative framework grounded in person-centred values - believing that each person is the expert on their own life and that a supportive space can help untangle challenges. Where appropriate, she draws on a range of counselling modalities to suit an individual’s circumstances.

Her experience encompasses a wide variety of concerns. She has supported people facing homelessness, addiction, family difficulties, parenting and adoption matters, study and student challenges, school attendance problems, bereavement and loss, palliative care and life-shortening conditions, child loss, religious trauma, workplace issues, and questions of identity. Her listed specialties include addictions, family issues, grief, parenting, and coping with life changes, with additional focus on areas such as caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, control issues, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, narcissism, pregnancy and childbirth, self-love, women’s issues, and workplace concerns.

She works with both adults and young people and holds a further qualification for working with younger clients. She has substantial experience supporting students at various stages. Jennifer provides both short-term and longer-term counselling and can meet clients face to face, online, or by telephone.