Jemma Brett, BACP

Jemma Brett supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood and the everyday overwhelm of parenting. She also helps with coping with life changes, ADHD and feelings of isolation. Jemma aims to make sessions a place to be listened to and to find clearer ways forward.

Her style is down-to-earth and compassionate. She combines professional training with lived experience to make conversations feel human and direct. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as understanding what has led to current difficulties.

Jemma takes a neurodivergent-affirming approach and helps people explore how their minds work and what adjustments might help day-to-day life. She supports people who are struggling with communication problems, attachment worries, control issues and the stress of caregiving.

She also works with separation and divorce concerns, guilt and shame, social anxiety and questions about life purpose and self-worth. Work in therapy might include thinking through routines, testing simple strategies and talking about past and present relationships.

Jemma is a BACP counsellor, which means she is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has four years of experience working with adults. To begin, people are invited to use the site Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before arranging sessions.

How therapeutic approaches fit into online counselling

Evidence-based techniques often used in short-term work include approaches that help people understand their thinking patterns and try out different behaviours. For example, a focus on identifying unhelpful thinking helps with anxiety and low mood by making thoughts easier to notice and test in everyday situations. Another common technique involves building small routines and breathing or grounding practices to reduce overwhelm and support parenting days that feel more manageable.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest routes to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as someone notices what helps and what does not.

Practical benefits of online therapy can include being able to fit sessions into busy schedules and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to have shorter check-ins during a break, or to join from a quieter place that suits the person that day. This profile does not list the specific session formats offered, so please confirm current options before booking to ensure they fit with your routine.