About Jack
Jack English offers support for stress, anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, depression and many life changes. He also helps with addictions, relationship and family strain, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, parenting concerns and career worries. Jack is comfortable addressing specific problems such as abandonment, communication difficulties, control issues and separation.
He also works with people facing domestic violence, drug and alcohol addiction, emptiness, fatherhood challenges, first responder issues, guilt and shame, impulsivity and loneliness.
How Jack works
Jack speaks plainly and prefers a down-to-earth style. He listens first and follows the person’s lead. Sessions are straightforward and free of unnecessary jargon.
The aim is to find small, practical steps that can ease day-to-day pressure. He trained to a BA (Hons) standard and holds BACP and NCPS credentials. Jack has ten years of professional experience, and his background includes a decade of military service.
That time shaped a practical, resilient approach to difficulties. Therapy draws on client-centred ways of working, along with cognitive behavioural techniques to spot unhelpful thinking patterns. Solution-focused tools help set clear goals and identify what works now.
Trauma-focused methods are used when past events are affecting current life. Sessions tend to be collaborative and paced to each person. Jack aims to create a calm space to talk, try new ways of handling problems and build steady progress.
He welcomes conversations in English and offers work with people across the UK and internationally.
Jack lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Jack works with
The areas below are the ones Jack selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | BACP, NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Jack’s Approaches Translate Online
Client-centred work places the person at the heart of each session. It means the counsellor listens closely, follows the person’s priorities and adapts sessions to what matters now. This approach suits worries about confidence, life changes and daily struggles.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses simple exercises to spot unhelpful thinking and to build different habits. CBT can help with anxiety, low mood and managing stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the process and happens together. Jack will discuss options and try methods that match the person’s goals and preferences. That means the work can change as progress is made and new issues arise.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier with low bandwidth, and text or chat can suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer typing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family life and travel while keeping the focus on practical progress and steady support.
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