About Jessica
Jessica Orwin is a BACP-registered counsellor who uses person-centred care and psychodynamic ideas to help people untangle difficult feelings. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space for people to talk about stress, anxiety, relationships and other struggles. Jess keeps conversation simple and practical so a worried parent can follow along on a phone screen.
She focuses on everyday problems such as grief, depression, coping with life changes and addictive behaviours. Jess also helps people who are dealing with body image concerns, low self-esteem, anger and isolation.
How Jessica works
She listens for patterns from past experiences that still affect how a person thinks and feels now. In sessions she aims to understand each person’s experience rather than push a set plan. That means sessions often involve open conversation, reflecting back what’s heard and gently making links between past events and current feelings.
This approach is useful when someone wants to better understand why they react the way they do. With three years of clinical experience, Jess draws on both person-centred principles and psychodynamic thinking. Person-centred work prioritises empathy and the person’s own pace.
Psychodynamic ideas look at how early relationships can shape present behaviour. Sessions are offered in English and can be arranged from the United Kingdom. Jess works with a wide range of concerns including relationship difficulties, trauma and eating issues, and she accepts international clients for online formats.
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What Jessica works with
The areas below are the ones Jessica selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Men's issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How person-centred and psychodynamic work translate online
Person-centred therapy places the person and their experience at the centre of sessions. It focuses on empathic listening, accepting the person's pace and helping them find their own solutions. This approach is helpful for issues like anxiety, low self-esteem, relationship strain and general stress.Psychodynamic therapy looks at patterns that began in earlier relationships and how they influence current behaviour. It often involves reflecting on recurring feelings or repeated conflicts to bring awareness and choice. This method can support work on attachment concerns, abandonment feelings and deeper emotional difficulties.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and then adapt methods that fit. Sessions often mix person-centred listening with psychodynamic reflections so the client can both feel heard and make sense of patterns.
Online sessions offer flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and to work with a therapist from different locations.
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