Jen Woodward, BACP

Jen Woodward is a psychodynamic counsellor with seven years of therapeutic practice and broader experience in mental health settings. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Jen aims to create a calm, patient space where people can reflect on recurring patterns and hidden thoughts.

She draws on psychodynamic therapy to look at how past experiences shape current feelings and behaviour. That approach encourages curiosity about repeated patterns and the unconscious. Sessions focus on building a trusting relationship and slowly bringing difficult material into awareness.

Jen helps people talk through stress, anxiety and relationship struggles. She also addresses trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, intimacy concerns, parenting strain and self-esteem. Other areas she works with include attachment issues, body image, codependency, dissociation and issues around guilt and shame.

Practical life topics are part of the work too. She supports people dealing with career decisions, money worries, pregnancy and childbirth challenges, and coping with life changes. She also offers understanding for women’s issues, fatherhood topics and those affected by narcissism or sex addiction.

Sessions aim to help people develop self-reflection and greater acceptance of themselves. Counselling can be demanding at times, as it touches on parts of experience usually kept hidden. Jen emphasises a steady, non-judgemental pace tailored to each person’s needs.

All genders and backgrounds are welcome to explore their concerns in her practice.

How psychodynamic work translates to online therapy

Psychodynamic therapy focuses on how past experiences and repeated patterns shape current feelings and behaviour. It involves gentle, curious conversation about unconscious thoughts and relational patterns, which can help with anxiety, relationship difficulty and trauma-related issues.

This approach often centres on a trusting therapeutic relationship. The therapist and client work together to notice themes that recur in thoughts and actions. Over time the aim is greater self-reflection and clearer understanding of why certain reactions happen.

Finding the right approach is part of the work itself. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and help decide whether psychodynamic therapy or another direction suits the client better. This is a collaborative process guided by what the person hopes to achieve.

Please confirm available session formats before booking, as specific options are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, saving travel time and allowing sessions around work or family commitments. It can also allow shorter check-ins when that suits a busy day, or avoid the need to be on camera if that is preferable.