Counsellor profile
Jean Briscoe, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting focus
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- Attachment work
- CBT strategies
- Mindfulness tools
About Jean
Jean Briscoe is a BACP registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 20 years' experience. She has worked in the National Health Service, private practice and employee assistance programmes. Her listed areas include trauma, disability-related issues, LGBTQ+ concerns, chronic illness and parenting challenges.
She uses client-centred work alongside cognitive behavioural and solution-focused approaches. In sessions she aims to be direct and professional, and to treat people with respect and dignity. Jean offers practical conversation and pacing that suits each person's circumstances.
Her background includes work with amputation-related trauma and multiple sclerosis, and she has carried out neurodivergent assessment work related to ADHD and autism. She also works with eating and body image concerns, chronic pain and caregiver stress.
Jean lists relationship, intimacy-related and family concerns among her focus areas, and she supports people managing grief, anger and life transitions. She also helps those facing career stress, bipolar management, and decision-making around parenting and adoption or foster care matters.
In practice she explores the issues a person brings and works at their pace. Sessions typically mix talking, practical strategies and simple behavioural steps drawn from CBT and solution-focused techniques. Those seeking an initial match are asked to complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Jean practises client-centred work, which focuses on listening and reflecting to help people clarify their own thoughts and choices. This approach is useful for building trust and for sorting through relationship and parenting concerns.She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy or CBT, which looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and introduces small practical steps to change unhelpful patterns. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood, stress and coping with life changes.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t helped before, and then agree a way forward that feels manageable. That collaborative process helps shape whether sessions focus more on emotions, practical skills or behavioural tasks.
The original profile does not list specific online session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking. Many people find online work helps fit sessions into a busy week, reduces travel time and allows shorter check-ins when needed. Others prefer sessions that include practical exercises or behavioural tasks they can try between meetings. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt the approach to suit your day-to-day life and goals.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kind of family or parenting issues does she address?
She lists family and parenting among her focus areas and works with issues such as blended family challenges, adoption and foster care matters, and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses a person-centred style combined with cognitive behavioural and solution-focused techniques to offer straightforward, practical sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working in the NHS, private practice and employee assistance programmes.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counsellors & Psychotherapists (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with people who do not live in the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients, so people outside the UK can enquire.
What session formats are offered?
The original profile does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.