Adrian Jackson, BACP

Adrian Jackson is a counsellor who creates a warm, supportive space for people facing stress, anxiety, depression and related struggles. He uses a blend of approaches to help people make sense of their feelings and find clearer ways forward. Adrian aims to build a respectful working relationship where clients feel heard and understood.

He keeps things collaborative and practical. Sessions can focus on the present to develop coping skills, or look at past experiences, including childhood, to understand current patterns. He sometimes uses written exercises to help process emotions and build new habits.

Adrian often supports people dealing with relationship and intimacy concerns, self-esteem problems, addictions, trauma and feelings of emptiness or isolation. He also works with issues such as anger, career decisions, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. Additional areas he attends to include attachment and abandonment concerns, body image and codependency.

Before training as a counsellor, Adrian worked in hospitality and for charities in mentoring and rehabilitation programmes, including supporting people in prison with reintegration. Those roles shaped his understanding of resilience and change. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, abbreviated as BACP.

Sessions are offered in English and take a pace that suits the individual. Adrian aims to help people become more self-aware and build resilience, guiding each person toward meaningful change without judgement.

How Adrian uses different approaches in online counselling

Adrian draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different ways of responding. CBT focuses on spotting thought and behaviour patterns and testing new ways of acting, which can help with anxiety, low mood and compulsive behaviours. ACT encourages people to clarify what matters to them and take steps towards those values while learning to sit with difficult feelings rather than avoid them.

He also uses Client-Centred Therapy to create a non-judgemental space where people feel listened to and accepted. This approach is often useful when the main need is to understand feelings, increase self-worth or build emotional awareness. Choosing which approach to use is a collaborative process and will depend on a person's goals, preferences and what feels most helpful in early sessions.

If you are considering online work, confirm the exact session options before booking so you know what formats are offered. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people choose quieter surroundings or avoid travel. The therapist will discuss practical arrangements and tailor the way of working to fit everyday life and therapeutic goals.