Counsellor profile
Jennifer "Jeni" O’Donnell, NCPS
NCPS counsellor - Family and parenting focus
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- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Attachment patterns
About Jennifer
Jennifer "Jeni" O’Donnell is an NCPS psychotherapeutic counsellor working in the United Kingdom with three years' experience. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship strain, parenting pressures and self-esteem concerns. She also supports those facing addiction issues, trauma and sleep problems.
Jeni combines a client-centred outlook with several therapeutic methods. She listens for what matters to each person, then uses practical techniques from different approaches to address the issue at hand. Sessions are paced to fit the individual's needs rather than a fixed programme.
People consult her about family conflict, bereavement, life transitions and difficulties with intimacy or communication. She also works with people dealing with compassion fatigue, caregiver stress and the particular challenges of blended family dynamics. Jeni lists additional focus areas such as attachment issues, body image, and coping after divorce or separation.
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to look at relationship patterns, cognitive behavioural techniques to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and mindfulness to help with stress and sleep. She also uses psychodynamic perspectives to consider past influences where appropriate. This mix aims to give practical tools alongside time to reflect.
Clients who prefer a conversational style that is direct and practical may find this fits well. Jeni asks about goals and works collaboratively so people leave sessions with clear steps they can try between meetings.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Jeni uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early and current relationship patterns affect present difficulties. This can be useful for people dealing with abandonment issues, relationship strain or attachment concerns. She also draws on cognitive behavioural therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which often helps with anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then recommend techniques or ways of working. That decision is a collaborative one and can change as progress is made.
The original biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm the session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings around parenting and work commitments, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, homework and mindfulness practices to an online setting so people can apply new skills between sessions.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What sorts of home and family concerns does she handle?
She helps people with family conflict, parenting pressures, blended family issues, communication problems and related relationship concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She works in a client-centred, pluralistic way and draws on practical techniques from several approaches depending on what the person needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of experience working as a psychotherapeutic counsellor and coach in the UK.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds NCPS and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm the current options before booking.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule an initial appointment.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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