Jacqueline Van Oosterwijk

My regular practice is to work together in person. Since the pandemic I continue to follow government guidance and during periods of self-isolation I offer temporarily video or phone support if that suits you better.

Feeling down and lacking energy? Not wanting to burden your family and friends or feeling they cannot help you? Have you been feeling low, lonely, anxious, low self-esteem? Or maybe you are dealing with a recent loss, problems in your relationships or at work? Then counselling may be of great value for you. Sharing helps you feeling less lonely. It may help to have someone independent to talk to and to share your worries and concerns.

Counselling can help finding new ways of thinking, behaving and feeling that leave you less drained and give you a sense of being more in control of your own life. You don’t need prior experience with counselling or therapy. Often the difficulties we bring to therapy are linked to our relationships with other people, eg. repeated patterns that are unhelpful. In therapy you can practice new ways of relating, testing out new behaviours to see if they suit you and give the results you hope for.

I work both individually and with couples. I also have experience in working with family relationships, like adult children and their parents or siblings. If you're not sure it is for you, maybe you want to get in touch for a phone chat to ask your questions and decide for yourself if you want to try it out.

I have been awarded a Diploma in Transactional Analysis Psychotherapeutic Counselling from the Metanoia Institute, and I am accredited with the Britisch Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. I am currently training at TA East to become an intersectionally aware supervisor, because I have a great interest in themes of difference, power, marginalisation, oppression and privilege.

Relationship counselling sessions are 75 minutes instead of the regular 50 minutes for individuals and are charged pro rata.

For organisations and companies the rates are on a sliding scale from £135 to £90.

For me supervision is a collaborative process, where we work together to support your growth and development. I am really inspired by Zachary's idea that supervision is about "becoming students of our own experience... sitting at the feet of our work". I am currently training at TA East to become an intersectionally aware supervisor, because I have a great interest in themes of difference, power, marginalisation, oppression and privilege.

The work you might bring can be anything ranging from individual client presentations, the therapeutic relationship, your own growth or the system in which you work. It is your space in which I want to support you to understand yourself better as a professional and in your work. For this I use a strength-based approach.

I'm open and flexible, congruent, encouraging and above all curious about people and what is going on for them. I will support you in your self reflection and offer a non-judgemental space where I hope you will feel approached as an equal. To work effectively I find it important that we to get to know each other as people, therefore I recommend regular supervision for a minimum of once a month. More frequent sessions can be arranged either on a regular basis or occasionally when the need arises.

My approach is humanistic, psychodynamic and relational. People from all levels and backgrounds are welcome.

I have practised as a supervisor in social care settings for four years, working primarily with teams and individuals supporting service users struggling with mental health, personality disorders, complex needs and entrenched homelessness. I have been working as a psychotherapeutic counsellor for individuals, couples and other significant relationships in private practice since 2010. Having had such a varied background I am able to work with supervisees who work in private practice, in statutory services and in the voluntary sector.

Of course new supervisees are welcome to have a chat on the phone first or try me out before they commit to regular sessions. This will be very much your space and therefore you will be in the driving seat.