Jessica Bowie

Please contact me for my current availability for online sessions.

I’m a fully qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor, which means that I use a mix of proven therapy methods, starting with a person-centred approach. Depending on what works best for you, I might also draw from CBT, Compassion Focused Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Psychoeducation. I can also include expressive arts (such as drawing and music) if that interests you.

I run an inclusive practice, where everyone is welcomed regardless of age, gender, neurotype, sexual orientation, race, ability and religion.

You may have a specific problem you want to deal with, or maybe it is not easy to describe. It could be a lost or stuck feeling. Would you like to make changes in your life but are not sure what that looks like or how to get there?

Do you experience strong emotions and you can’t quite put your finger on the cause?

Do you try hard to be “happy” but end each day feeling frustrated, deflated or disappointed?

Are you trying and failing to make healthy lifestyle choices and finding it really difficult to find the willpower to succeed?

Therapy will give you the space and time to gently explore how you really feel without fear of judgement. 

I am happy to have a 15 minute phone call free of charge to explore what it would be like to work together towards the changes you would like to make to your life.

Academic Qualifications

• Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (Level 7)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (Level 7)

• Bsc Hons Applied Psychology (Level 6)

• Cert HE Counselling Skills (Level 4)

Memberships and Affiliations

• Registered Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP)

• Accredited Registrant of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.

• I am a Registered Graduate Member with the British Psychological Society (BPS)

• I am an Accredited Member of the Song Therapy Network

Attending therapy sessions with me can help you by:

• Providing a supportive, confidential relationship with someone who is outside of your friends and family group and therefore you can be yourself entirely without fear of recrimination.

• Giving you space and time to express yourself fully without fear of judgement from others.

• Allowing yourself the opportunity to explore your feelings about areas of your life, your feelings that are troubling you, or if you feel troubled but don’t know why then together we can shine a light onto these feelings in order to help you change them.

• Working with a mental health diagnosis, such as depression, anxiety or stress, and working out what that means to you as an individual person, your experience which led you to feel this way and understanding what you need in order to feel differently in the future

• Allowing your capacity for your personal growth and change time and space to breathe and guide you forward.

• Processing past events that you have found difficult, and which may be making you feel ‘stuck’.

• Exploring how you experience other people, your relationships and learning about how repeating family and behaviour patterns can shape our lives.

I work in a neuro-affirmative way, which means that I accept neurodiverse people as they are and do not treat them if they need to be ‘fixed’.

My practice is anti-oppressive, as a white middle class heterosexual woman I recognise my privilege and consider myself as working as an ally to people in minority groups.

Together, we’ll work through your emotions so you can make positive changes and it can begin feel like your life is less of a struggle.

If you are interested to see what working with me might be like, please get in touch to arrange your free 15 minute phone consultation. I will respond to you within 24 hours on weekdays, usually sooner.

Before our first session I will ask you to complete and return a basic details and therapy agreement form as well as make your session payment. I will then send you the Zoom link for our session. If you haven't used Zoom before I can send you info on how to do this. 

I see clients online from my therapy office where privacy and confidentiality are maintained at all times.

To start the session you click on the link I send you, making sure your camera and microphone are both on. When you arrive online at your appointment time I will appear next to you on screen. 

I will talk about what you can expect from me, in terms of communication between sessions and importantly how the sessions work and about confidentiality. I will invite you to talk in general about what has brought you to therapy. We will also have a conversation about any previous therapy you have had and this is a chance for me to tell you about the ways in which I work, where you are welcome to ask me questions.

This session is really for us to get used to being in a therapeutic relationship together and seeing how that feels for you. The most important aim of this session is for you to feel comfortable and let me know what your hopes and expectations are for therapy, it is OK if you don't fully know how to express these as we can work them out together.

Towards the the end of the session I will ask you how you are feeling, and how it has felt to be here today, it is really important that you are honest with me, there's no need to spare my feelings, as my job is to help you and I can only do that if I truly know what you think about the progress of your therapy. At the end of the session we can arrange booking regular future sessions if you would like to.

Please get in touch to book your free 15 minute consultation if this sounds like the kind of therapy you would like to try.

I currently have availability for in person sessions on Thursday afternoon and evening.

I’m a fully qualified psychotherapeutic counsellor, which means that I use a mix of proven therapy methods, starting with a person-centred approach. Depending on what works best for you, I might also draw from CBT, Compassion Focused Therapy, Gestalt Therapy, Psychoeducation. I can also include expressive arts (such as drawing and music) if that interests you.

My beautiful therapy room is at Tong Hall (a Grade 1 listed building), in Tong Village, in between Leeds and Bradford in West Yorkshire.

I run an inclusive practice, where everyone is welcomed regardless of age, gender, neurotype, sexual orientation, race, ability and religion.

You may have a specific problem you want to deal with, or maybe it is not easy to describe. It could be a lost or stuck feeling. Would you like to make changes in your life but are not sure what that looks like or how to get there?

Do you experience strong emotions and you can’t quite put your finger on the cause?

Do you try hard to be “happy” but end each day feeling frustrated, deflated or disappointed?

Are you trying and failing to make healthy lifestyle choices and finding it really difficult to find the willpower to succeed?

Therapy will give you the space and time to gently explore how you really feel without fear of judgement. I am happy to have a 15 minute phone call free of charge to explore what it would be like to work together towards the changes you would like to make to your life.

Academic Qualifications

• Postgraduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (Level 7)

• Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (Level 7)

• Bsc Hons Applied Psychology (Level 6)

• Cert HE Counselling Skills (Level 4)

Memberships and Affiliations

• Accredited Registrant of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.

• Registered Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP)

• Registered Graduate Member with the British Psychological Society (BPS)

• Accredited Member of the Song Therapy Network

Attending therapy sessions with me can help you by:

• Providing a supportive, confidential relationship with someone who is outside of your friends and family group and therefore you can be yourself entirely without fear of recrimination.

• Giving you space and time to express yourself fully without fear of judgement from others.

• Allowing yourself the opportunity to explore your feelings about areas of your life, your feelings that are troubling you, or if you feel troubled but don’t know why then together we can shine a light onto these feelings in order to help you change them.

• Working with a mental health diagnosis, such as depression, anxiety or stress, and working out what that means to you as an individual person, your experience which led you to feel this way and understanding what you need in order to feel differently in the future

• Allowing your capacity for your personal growth and change time and space to breathe and guide you forward.

• Processing past events that you have found difficult, and which may be making you feel ‘stuck’.

• Exploring how you experience other people, your relationships and learning about how repeating family and behaviour patterns can shape our lives.

I work in a neuro-affirmative way, which means that I accept neurodiverse people as they are and do not treat them if they need to be ‘fixed’.

My practice is anti-oppressive, as a white middle class heterosexual woman I recognise my privilege and consider myself as working as an ally to people in minority groups.

Together, we’ll work through your emotions so you can make positive changes and it can begin feel like your life is less of a struggle.

If you are interested to see what working with me might be like, please get in touch to arrange your free 15 minute phone consultation. I will respond to you within 24 hours on weekdays, usually sooner.

Before the first session I will ask you to complete a basic details form and a therapy agreement by email, which means that there is no paperwork to complete on the day. 

When you arrive for our first session, which will last 50 minutes, I will meet you at the main door and show you to the counselling room. I will offer you a drink and show you where the facilities are located. My room is comfortable with a sofa and arm chairs, you can choose where to sit, where you will feel most comfortable. 

Once we are settled into our seats I will talk about what you can expect from me, in terms of communication between sessions and importantly how the sessions work and about confidentiality. I will invite you to talk in general about what has brought you to therapy. We will also have a conversation about any previous therapy you have had and this is a chance for me to tell you about the ways in which I work, where you are welcome to ask me questions. 

This session is really for us to get used to being in a therapeutic relationship together and seeing how that feels for you. The most important aim of this session is for you to feel comfortable and let me know what your hopes and expectations are for therapy, it is OK if you don't fully know how to express these as we can work them out together. 

Towards the the end of the session I will ask you how you are feeling, and how it has felt to be here today, it is really important that you are honest with me, there's no need to spare my feelings, as my job is to help you and I can only do that if I truly know what you think about the progress of your therapy. 

Please get in touch to book your free 15 minute consultation if this sounds like the kind of therapy you would like to try.