Jennifer Hager
Registered Member MBACP
Contact information
- Phone number
- 07748966323
Features
- Available for home visits
- Concessionary rates
Availability
I currently have availability to see new clients.
Please contact me for my current availability.
My core practice hours are on weekdays with some limited availability for evening sessions.
About me and my therapy practice
I specialise in working with young people, although I welcome all inquiries from individuals seeking support. I offer talking therapy from my private practice as well as in a local school setting.With a background as a qualified Secondary School Teacher, in particular working alongside students with Special Educational Needs, I retrained as a Psychodynamic Therapist and Counsellor obtaining an MSc (Level 7) from Birkbeck, University of London in 2016. I have also trained as a Registered Yoga Teacher and can offer sessions which use movement and breathing techniques to connect mind and body during sessions.
I work with the belief that change is possible - not because I have the solution, but because I can support you to make sense of your experiences, in your own way. Together, we create the possibility to think about your story with honesty and self-acceptance.
During counselling, you will be met with curiosity and support as you undertake the sometimes challenging task of exploring your thoughts, feelings, experiences and relationships as we try to bring greater meaning to them.
Working with me, I endeavour to tune into you, to help reflect, link and make sense of the experiences shared in our sessions. We create an environment in which emotional safety comes first and you are not alone in facing your difficulties.
Practice description
I work on an open-ended basis which means, once we agree to work together, your session time remains available to you for as long as you wish to meet and/or it is viable. Clients may wish to meet for just a few sessions, or continue to meet for a number of years; there are no set number of sessions.
Sessions are based on a therapeutic hour, which means I meet with clients for 50 minutes followed by time that I use to process each session.
I can meet clients in-person in Bath and/or online using Teams or Zoom. Sessions are usually weekly or fortnightly.
I am a Registered Yoga Teacher (200hrs Hatha) and can provide this as an optional aspect of my work with clients.
I go through all aspects of the way I work during an initial chat prior to agreeing to work together.
I hold professional indemnity insurance and I am DBS checked for my work with young people under the age of 18.
My first session
I always offer a complimentary initial chat via phone-call or video-call to explore whether counselling (and working with me) is what you are looking for.
After this, sessions are chargeable and run for the full duration of 50 minutes.
What I can help with
Abuse, Addictions, Anxiety, Autism spectrum, Baby loss, Bereavement, Body/somatic therapy, Child related issues, Depression, Eating disorders, Health related issues, Identity issues, LGBTQ+ counselling, Men's issues, Neurodiversity, Obsessions, Phobias, Pregnancy related issues, Relationships, Self esteem, Self-harm, Sex-related issues, Sexuality, Stress, Trauma, Women's issues, Work related issues
Types of therapy
Play therapy, Psychodynamic
Clients I work with
Adults, Children, Young people
How I deliver therapy
Long-term face-to-face work, Online therapy, Short-term face-to-face work
Languages spoken
English