Jen McLean

Working from the Wellbeing Rooms, Stepps:

Wednesday 8am - 1pm

Thursday 1pm - 4pm

Working with online clients Monday - Friday. Evening sessions available

Hello, and a warm welcome to my profile. I’m a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Counsellor, supporting both teens and adults. My practice is based in the Wellbeing Rooms, Stepps, and online.

Many of the people I work with come to me feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, low self-confidence, or simply the weight of life becoming too much. Together, we gently explore what’s been happening, how their difficulties have taken hold, and what might help them move toward a life that feels more manageable and meaningful. Evidence-based therapeutic approaches are sensitively woven into the sessions which help to create more of the life my client’s want.

Taking the first step in therapy can feel daunting, and it is important to me that my client’s feel supported on every step of the journey. To help ease the process, I offer all client’s a free 15-minute phone or online consultation. This allows the client to express their needs, ask any questions, and make sure therapy is the best fit for them.

Therapy is a collaborative process. We work together to shape a treatment plan that reflects the client’s unique needs, experiences, and hopes. I hold a deep respect for the fact that each person is the expert in their own life — their thoughts, their history, their losses, their strengths. My role is to bring therapeutic knowledge and guidance that helps them navigate their difficulties and move toward a life where they can truly flourish.

The first couple of sessions are about getting to know the client and giving them room to share what has brought them to therapy. There is no pressure to have everything figured out — simply arriving and taking the first step is enough.

During the first session, I use three short intake forms that help me understand the client’s wellbeing, anxiety, and depression levels. These forms offer a gentle structure to begin with, and many clients find them a helpful way to ease into the process. They often open the door to deeper conversations.

After that, I invite the client to share whatever feels important. Often, people come to therapy carrying things they’ve held alone for a long time. Having a safe space to offload can be profoundly relieving. It matters to me that clients leave the first session feeling heard, supported, and a little less alone.

Even when life feels isolating, connection can be deeply healing. Sometimes simply having someone to talk to is therapy in itself. I’m here to listen — come as you are, you will be met with kindness.

I have availability for face-to-face sessions in my Buchlyvie clinic, or online.

My working hours are:

 Tuesday 9am - 2pm

Wednesday evening 5.30pm - 8.30pm

Thursday 9am - 12pm

Friday 9am - 1pm

Please don't hesitate to be in touch if you require a session outwith the times above, I undertand life can be unpredictable at times and I will try my best to accomodate more flexibility.

Hello, and a warm welcome to my profile. I am a qualified Cognitive Behavioural Therapist and Counsellor working with teens and adults. My Practice is based in the beautiful rural village of Buchlyvie, Stirlingshire. 

I help those who are struggling with anxiety, depression, low self-confidence, or are finding life difficult. Evidence-based therapeutic techniques are sensitively woven into the sessions, which helps the client learn more about themselves, how their difficulties are maintained and how to work through them. I help people move towards and sustain more of the life they want.

The first step can be the hardest, and I am dedicated to helping my clients feel supported on every step of their journey. Working together with the client, we develop a treatment plan that will meet their unique needs.  I understand that the client is the expert in their own life; their thoughts, life experiece, losses, hopes. I use my knowledge of therapeutic techniques to help my client's out of their difficulties and into a life where they can flourish.

In the first couple of sessions, it is important to get to know the client and make space for them to share what has brought them to therapy.

In the first session I use three short intake forms which help me gauge the clients wellbeing, anxiety and depression levels. They provide a simple framework to start the therapy journey, and are often a springboard to deeper conversations. Many clients find these forms a welcome first step in the therapy process, as they gently guide the client into the session.

I then invite the client to share what has brought them to therapy.  I understand that often the client needs the space to offload what difficulty they have been experiencing.  It is important to me that the client leaves the first session knowing that they have been heard.

Sometimes it can feel as if we are alone and isolated with our problems, but just having someone to speak to is therapy in itself. I am ready to listen, come as you are, you will be met with kindness.