About Jessica
Jessica Rigby is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She trained via a BACP-accredited Diploma of Higher Education and completed a BA (Hons) in Person-Centred Counselling. She has around five years' experience supporting people with worries such as anxiety and depression.
Jessica approaches sessions with a friendly, curious manner. She believes people know their own experience best and works alongside them rather than handing out ready-made solutions.
Background and approach
Empathy and non-judgement guide her conversations so clients can speak openly about difficult topics. She has worked with a wide range of issues, including sexuality, consensual non-monogamy, personality-related concerns, stress, grief and addiction. Jessica is comfortable discussing sensitive subjects such as intimacy, body image and relationship difficulties.
She also helps people manage life changes and the strain that caregiving or chronic illness can bring. In sessions she uses Client-Centred Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. That means she listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps clients identify small practical steps they can try between meetings.
The focus is on what matters to the person in front of her. Her style is open-minded and liberal, and she aims to create a space where people can explore without judgement. Sessions are straightforward and grounded in everyday language.
Jessica welcomes conversations about how counselling might fit into someone’s life and goals.
Person-centred and solution-focused support online
Client-Centred Therapy places you at the centre of the work. The counsellor listens closely, reflects your experience and helps you explore what matters most to you. This approach suits people who want to be heard and find their own answers with empathic guidance.Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps. It looks for what is already working and builds tiny experiments to move you forward. This style can be useful for worries like anxiety, stress or short-term life changes where clear goals help guide the work.
Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with you about your needs, goals and preferences and agree together on what to try. It is common to blend listening-led and solution-focused work as the sessions progress.
Online therapy gives flexibility to fit counselling into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps. Phone sessions can be easier if bandwidth is limited or you prefer no camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to get regular help while managing work, family and other commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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