About Jane
Jane McGuirk offers support for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem and major life changes. She also helps those feeling compassion fatigue and carers dealing with ongoing stress. Jane writes simply and listens closely so people feel heard from the first session.
Jane is a BACP counsellor with four years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom. She brings a background of twenty years in other holistic therapies to her work, while keeping sessions straightforward and focused on what matters to each person.
How Jane works
Sessions aim to help clients reduce overwhelm and find clearer ways forward. Her approach is based on person-centred counselling, which means sessions centre on the client’s experience and priorities. Conversations are paced to match each person, with the counsellor offering reflective listening and gentle questioning.
Practical suggestions may be offered when they suit the client’s goals. Jane regularly works with issues such as attachment and blended family concerns, body image, codependency and communication problems. She also supports people facing divorce, grief, caregiver strain, hospice and end-of-life matters, and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
People can expect calm, respectful sessions where the focus is on understanding what you need next. Jane supports exploration of life purpose, self-love and forgiveness while helping clients build coping skills for day-to-day life.
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
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Self-love
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Person-centred approaches and online therapy options
Jane uses person-centred counselling as the core approach, which means sessions focus on the client’s feelings and goals and the counsellor reflects and clarifies what matters most. This style helps people who feel stuck, unheard or overwhelmed to find their own direction and build confidence.She also draws on practical techniques from evidence-based therapies to support coping skills such as stress management and communication strategies. These are offered in plain language and introduced when they match a person’s aims, for example to tackle anxiety or improve relationship conversations.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jane will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. Together they review progress and adjust the plan so sessions remain useful and relevant.
Online therapy is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to make care flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion and shared visual cues, phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or suit lower bandwidth, and chat or messaging can fit into busy days or provide ongoing written reflection. These options aim to make counselling more accessible around work, caring duties and daily life.
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