Counsellor profile
Jane Collings, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and codependency
Continue with JaneWhere Jane stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 376331
- Experience
- 9 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Codependency support
About Jane
Jane Collings is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with nine years of professional experience. She works with adults dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, LGBT-related concerns, low self-esteem and issues around intimacy. Jane also supports people facing addiction, grief, eating and body image problems, anger and career-related stress.
Her approach is straightforward and practical. She encourages clear conversation about what is causing distress and helps people notice patterns that leave them feeling drained or stuck. Sessions focus on what the person wants to change and on manageable steps they can try between meetings.
People who struggle with putting others first often find it hard to set boundaries or to say no. Jane helps clients untangle those patterns, look at how past relationships affect the present, and practise saying and doing different things in everyday life. She talks through responses to abandonment, attachment issues and codependency without labelling or rushing to conclusions.
When trauma or abuse is part of the picture, Jane offers steady support while helping clients pace difficult material. She also works with the practical fallout from separation, domestic violence, foster or adoption backgrounds, and substance-related problems.
Sessions are conducted in English. Jane uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and aims to help people build clearer thinking and more reliable coping strategies. To begin, people are invited to use the site process to match and book a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions fit
Jane uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people clarify feelings and change unhelpful patterns. One common method focuses on identifying and changing recurring thoughts and behaviours that keep stress or low mood in place; it helps with anxiety, depression and people-pleasing by breaking problems into concrete steps. Another approach addresses the effects of past relationships on present behaviour by looking at attachment and abandonment patterns; this can help when someone repeatedly loses themselves in relationships or struggles to set boundaries.Choosing the right approach happens together. The therapist will talk through what causes the most difficulty, test a few ways of working and agree the pace and focus with the client. That shared planning helps people feel more confident about next steps and what to try between sessions.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm which session types are offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue consistent work after a life change or when attending in-person sessions is difficult. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt methods used in the room for online meetings to help clients practise new ways of thinking and behaving in day-to-day life.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, LGBT matters, low self-esteem, addictions, grief and related concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and conversational. She focuses on clear discussion, identifying patterns, and trying manageable steps between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional work experience in the UK working with adults on a range of emotional and relationship issues.
What professional credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the 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.