About Jane
Jane Finlay offers a calm and steady space for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain or low self-worth. She speaks plainly and listens closely, helping people who feel stuck to notice what matters and take small steps forward. Jane uses a warm, compassionate manner to make it easier to talk about difficult feelings.
Jane has worked in counselling for ten years and holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
How Jane works
She uses psychodynamic therapy to help uncover how past patterns and hidden defences affect today's choices. Sessions focus on what shows up between client and counsellor and on patterns that repeat in relationships. Her areas of focus include depression, grief, anger, addictions and major life changes, alongside issues related to intimacy, attachment and commitment.
She also supports people dealing with guilt, shame, isolation and questions about life purpose and self-love. Jane pays attention to how people protect themselves with control, avoidance or emotional distancing. In sessions she encourages gentle curiosity rather than quick fixes.
Conversations explore feelings, memories and recurring behaviours so clients can make sense of painful experiences. Over time this can open new options for feeling more connected to oneself and making different choices. Jane works with adults in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English.
She welcomes people who want a thoughtful, reflective approach and who value steady, compassionate support as they work through change.
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What Jane works with
The areas below are the ones Jane selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| 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
Psychodynamic insight and practical online therapy
Psychodynamic therapy looks at how early relationships and repeated patterns shape current feelings and choices. It helps people understand why they might repeat behaviours such as avoidance, control or distancing and how those patterns affect intimacy and self-worth.In sessions the focus is often on feelings that come up in the room and on patterns that show up between client and counsellor. This approach can be helpful for issues like abandonment, attachment concerns, dissociation, emptiness and longstanding shame or guilt. The work is reflective and aims to build a fuller sense of self over time.
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to the person's goals, needs and preferences, adjusting the pace and focus as things develop.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls give a face-to-face feel, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and other commitments.
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