Counsellor profile
Jackie Chester, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anxiety and addictions
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 63254
- Experience
- 17 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-centred work
- Stress and mood
- Body image support
About Jackie
Jackie Chester is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 17 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and confidence, and other life changes. Jackie helps individuals who are struggling with mood problems, relationship stress, grief, eating or intimacy-related concerns.
She uses a client-centred approach, which means conversations begin with what matters most to the person in front of her. Sessions focus on listening, clarifying what is causing distress, and helping the client make practical choices about next steps. Jackie aims to make it straightforward to talk about painful memories, difficult patterns, and habits that cause shame or guilt.
She has supported people coping with a wide range of difficulties including bipolar and other mood disorders, panic attacks, obsessive or compulsive behaviour, impulsivity, and substance use. Jackie also works with issues such as body image, hoarding, dependent personality traits, and codependency in relationships.
Clients can expect direct conversation about triggers and coping strategies. Jackie pays attention to how problems show up day to day, and she helps people try different ways of responding. Her practice is practical and focused on what the client wants to change.
To start, she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. Fees vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How sessions work
Client-centred work adapted for online sessions
Client-Centred Therapy places the client's experience at the heart of the work. The therapist listens without directing the conversation and helps the person identify what matters most. This approach can help with anxiety, stress, low self-esteem, relationship patterns and the effects of trauma.In practice Jackie focuses on clear, person-led conversations. She helps people name the problems they keep running into and tries out practical ways to respond. Deciding which approach fits best is a shared process; the therapist will talk with the client about goals and preferences and adjust how sessions proceed accordingly.
The precise session formats are not detailed in the biography, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins during a break, or enabling sessions when getting to an office is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt client-centred methods to an online setting so people can work on coping, boundaries, and managing triggers from wherever they are able to join a session.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
17+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related concerns such as body image and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style?
Jackie uses Client-Centred Therapy, focusing on listening and helping the client decide what matters most. Sessions centre on the client's perspective and practical next steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience working with people facing mood, anxiety and addiction-related difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is accredited with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted.
How are sessions charged?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working 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 you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.