Jackie Kenworthy, NCPS

Jackie Kenworthy is a counsellor with 25 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She holds NCPS, which denotes her registration with that body, and she focuses on practical help for everyday strains. Jackie speaks English and aims to make the first step feel manageable for people thinking about therapy.

Jackie uses a client-centred approach to build an open, non-judgemental space. She encourages people to say what matters to them and listens for what drives distress. From there she draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking and on mindfulness to help steady attention in difficult moments.

Her work often addresses stress, anxiety and the pressures of parenting and family life. Jackie also supports people facing career changes, grief, relationship difficulties and coping with long-term health challenges. She offers help with sleep and eating concerns and with issues such as addiction, compassion fatigue and ADHD.

Jackie has experience helping people who are dealing with body image worries, attachment or abandonment concerns, and the fallout of communication or control problems. She also works with people affected by autism or blended-family dynamics, and with those facing cancer-related emotional strain.

Sessions are aimed at practical change as well as understanding. Jackie helps people set clear goals, practise new skills between meetings, and notice small improvements as they go. She invites prospective clients to take the first step when they feel ready.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions

Client-centred therapy emphasises listening and tailoring the work to each person. Online sessions let the counsellor focus on what the client brings and respond to concerns in the moment while keeping the person’s own goals central.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, works on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical steps. Online sessions can support learning and practising those steps between meetings, such as tracking thoughts or trying new behaviours during the week.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, DBT, offers skills for managing strong emotions and improving relationships. It teaches steadying techniques and communication tools that can be practised in daily life and reviewed together in sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, then shape the plan together with the client. That collaborative selection helps keep the work relevant and focused.

The specific session formats Jackie uses are not listed here, so please confirm current options before booking. In general, online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around busy routines, reduce travel time and allow check-ins from different locations. Some people find shorter or audio-only meetings easier to manage, while others prefer longer video conversations for deeper discussion. Ask about the available formats when you arrange the first appointment.