Jane Jiggens

I currently have availability. 

My working hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday.  

Most people don't come to therapy because life is going well.

They come because they're exhausted from either carrying difficult feelings, stuck in relationship patterns, grieving a loss, struggling to speak up, or wondering why they keep ending up in the same place despite trying so hard to change.

My role is to help you understand yourself more deeply, so you can move through life with greater clarity, confidence and self-compassion.

My specialist areas are attachment, relationships, managing difficult emotions, moving past negative self-beliefs, trauma and bereavement. In simple terms, I help people make sense of why they think, feel and relate the way they do.

Many of the difficulties we experience as adults have roots in earlier relationships and life experiences. Together, we'll explore what's happening beneath the surface, the 'why', helping you understand old patterns and to build healthier, new ones. 

People often come feeling overwhelmed, disconnected or stuck and they leave with a greater sense of self-awareness, more authentic and have a clearer sense of direction.

Whether you're navigating anxiety, loss, relationship difficulties, trauma, low self-esteem or simply a feeling that something isn't quite right, therapy offers a space to pause, reflect and move forward.

Because lasting change doesn't come from fixing who you are. It comes from understanding yourself differently.

Couples Therapy & Relationship Support

I offer therapy for romantic partners, alongside relationship support for siblings, family members or any two people wanting to repair and strengthen their connection.

I help with:

Recurring arguments 

Betrayal and rebuilding trust

Emotional distance or loss of intimacy

Feeling unheard or disconnected

We understand the relational dynamics that 'play out' in your relationship. My role is to create a safe, balanced environment where both people feel heard, respected and supported. 

Counselling is a form of talking therapy in which a trained therapist works alongside you to help you gain insight and discover your own ways forward. Rather than giving advice or telling you what to do, a counsellor supports you in exploring your thoughts, feelings and experiences, so that meaningful change can emerge from within.

This is your time to reflect on what may be keeping you stuck and to begin moving forward at your own pace. In the busyness of everyday life, we often have little opportunity to pause or process what we are carrying. We may be balancing demanding work, family responsibilities, or personal challenges, or we may simply find it too difficult to face certain issues alone. Counselling offers a dedicated, uninterrupted space where you can focus on yourself, supported by a trained professional. It is a valuable act of self-care.

If you are considering counselling, it is natural to feel anxious about opening up to someone you do not know yet. Taking this step can feel significant, particularly if you have not had counselling before. Alongside choosing a counsellor with appropriate qualifications, it is important that you feel comfortable, safe and able to build a trusting relationship with them.  

My core training is to Foundation Degree Level and is considered integrative, which means I have studied a variety of counselling theories, psychology and science based modules.

The core areas I work with are attachment and relationship difficulties, trauma and bereavement.   I work with counselling students, parents individuals and couples.   Other courses include:  Internal Family Systems (Informed), bereavement training, Transactional Analysis, Post Graduate Course in Compassionate Inquiry Approach (Gabor Mate).  Trauma focused - underpinned by Carolyn Spring and New Havens Competencies,  Level 5 qualification in Attachment Based Psychotherapy, CORST Accredited Level 5 in Couples/Relationship Therapy.  

Our first session will be sligthly different than subseqent sessions.  I will take information which enables me to work ethically and safely with you and it is a time for you to ask any questions of me and for us to establish a way of working together.  

It is normal to feel anxious about beginning counselling, however, clients report that they quickly feel at ease with me and the way that I work, valuing the open dialogue, the compassion and knowledge.