JANE SPENCER (UKCP)
COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
UKCP registered psychotherapist with over 30 years experience
ABOUT ME
BA (hons), MA, UKCP registered
I have been working as a psychotherapist and counsellor for over 30 years.
I am based in Frome, Somerset for in person work
I also work online which means I am able to offer sessions to clients further afield.
I work with adults and also young people aged 16plus.
I also work with parents providing parenting therapy.
As well as having a private practice, I have worked for many years for statutory and voluntary organisations as a therapist, supervisor and in clinical lead roles and bring this experience to my individual work.
I have experience of working with people of all ages at all stages of life.
I work with a wide range of issues and difficulties that may be affecting people in their lives and preventing them from moving forward and achieving their potential.
I offer both short term and long term work.
COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY SERVICES
helping you move forward
ADULT COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY
People seek out counselling or psychotherapy for many different reasons. You may be at a point of transition in your life; maybe you are not sure how to move forward or feel disorientated and uncertain.
You may have had difficult or upsetting experiences along the way, either recently or in the past; experiences that have left you doubting yourself or that make it hard to move forward with confidence.
I provide an empathic space where thoughts and feelings can be expressed safely.
I will help you to explore past experiences as well as present difficulties and think about how the two can be intertwined.
I have experience of working with a wide range of issues that may be affecting your life. I aim to support you to move forward and work out where you feel changes need to happen and how to reach that place.
I use explorative talking therapy. Alongside this I also integrate gentle somatic methods using breath, and other techniques to work with the nervous system and energy system where this feels right for you.
COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY YOUNG PEOPLE
I work with young people aged 16plus.
I have experience of supporting young people who are presenting with a range of issues including: anxiety, depression, gender and sexuality, friendships and relationships, family issues, separation and divorce, bereavement and loss, experiences of abuse, trauma, emotional dysregulation, eating issues, self harm and suicidal ideation.
I also have experience of working with ADHD, ASD and other neurodivergent diagnoses
I provide a safe space for talking and thinking together that is supportive and non-judgemental.
It is a place for young people to bring the issues and problems that are worrying them to explore them confidentially. A place to learn to understand themselves better and work out how they want to engage with the world.
I use art where this is helpful to facilitate young people being able to express themselves when finding words is difficult.
I also offer young people somatic work using breathing and other techniques to support emotional regulation and processing where this feels helpful for them.
I work with young people both in person and via Zoom
PARENT THERAPY AND PARENT INFANT PSYCHOTHERAPY
I offer a space for parents to support them to think about their child and about family life. Sessions can offer support for you when your child is experiencing issues that are difficult so that you can support them more effectively.
It is a space to be reflective and think about yourself as a parent, your own experiences of being parented and how these may impact on your relationship with your child.
I sometimes work with children and parents together where this is helpful.
I am also an experienced parent infant psychotherapist. I work with parents pre and post birth and in the first years of your infant's life. Sessions can support you to adjust to your new role as a parent, reflect on changes in family relationships, bond with your baby and to understand your own emotional ups and downs.
Often new parents can feel uncertain or overwhelmed. The birth of a baby can unexpectedly stir up feelings around past experiences including losses, bereavements and traumas.
We can work together with your baby or toddler to help you feel positive about being a parent and feel confident in your ability to meet your infant's needs.
SUPERVISION AND CONSULTATION
I have been a counselling and psychotherapy supervisor for over 15 years. I offer supervision to both qualified counsellors and psychotherapists and to trainees. I supervising adult work and also work with children and adolescents.
I am an integrative psychotherapist who works in an attachment and trauma informed way.
I also have training and experience in humanistic, psychodynamic and systemic theory and practise.
I also offer consultations to other professionals such as teachers and social care workers either as a one off consultation or regular appointments.
The purpose of psychotherapy is to set people free