Jessica Douglas , BACP

Jessica Douglas practices psychotherapy from an assimilative, integrative stance, placing the human connection at the centre of therapeutic work. She frames therapy as a psychological method for addressing the concerns people bring and aims to offer a welcoming space where clients can tell their story in their own words and explore what is happening for them. Transactional Analysis serves as her core model, and she draws selectively from other evidence-based approaches to create a tailored treatment plan and therapeutic contract that fit each person.

For Jessica, the heart of therapy is the relationship - two individuals relating through their lived experience - and she approaches that exchange with curiosity, respectful listening and space for reflection. She is comfortable working in different timeframes, from single-session interventions to short-term work of six to eight weeks, and also longer-term psychotherapy extending to twenty or more sessions when that best supports the client’s goals.

Her usual hours are 10am to 7pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, with evening and weekend appointments available on request. In line with her obligations under the BACP ethical framework - BACP stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - she will notify clients if illness affects her ability to deliver sessions and offer the option to reschedule or postpone until she has recovered.

Integrative methods for online psychotherapy

Jessica Douglas uses Transactional Analysis as a core framework - a model that explores patterns of communication and relational dynamics to help people understand how past interactions shape current behaviour and feelings. This approach can be useful for addressing relationship issues, attachment concerns and repetitive interaction styles.

Alongside that core model she works in an assimilative, integrative way, blending techniques from different evidence-based therapies to match a client's needs. That flexibility supports a range of presenting issues, whether someone is seeking brief, focused support or longer-term therapeutic work.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the collaborative process. Jessica will work with clients to clarify goals, preferences and practical needs, and together they will agree on a plan that feels like the best fit.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging offers practical benefits - it allows for scheduling flexibility, makes it easier to maintain continuity when life is busy, and provides different ways to communicate so clients can choose what feels most comfortable for them. Licensed professionals offering these formats can adapt methods to work effectively across each medium.