- Stress and anxiety
- Mindfulness skills
- Creative approaches
About Jacqueline
Jacqueline McDowell is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with four years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, and anger. Jacqueline also supports those coping with life changes, addictions, sleep or eating difficulties, and issues around self-esteem and career concerns.
She uses everyday conversation and creative methods drawn from her background as an artist. Sessions focus on what is happening now and on practical steps someone can try between meetings. Jacqueline listens for patterns that keep problems repeating and helps clients spot small, workable changes.
Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy alongside mindfulness and attachment-based ideas. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and experiment with new ways of responding. She also pays attention to how early relationships shape current reactions and connections.
Jacqueline aims for a collaborative way of working. She offers space to talk things through, tries different tools in session, and checks what feels useful. For people struggling with anger, she can help explore triggers, physical signs, and alternatives to reactive responses.
She welcomes clients who prefer a conversational style and those interested in creative tasks as part of therapy. Sessions are conducted in English, and international clients are accepted. To begin, prospective clients can use the site matching process and arrange a first appointment.
How her approaches translate to online work
Jacqueline commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and attachment-based ideas when working with anger and relationship problems. ACT helps people clarify values, notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck, and take steps that matter to them. Attachment-based work looks at patterns from early relationships and how they shape current reactions and closeness with others.She also uses client-centred listening and mindfulness practices to slow down strong reactions. Mindfulness can help someone spot bodily signals that precede anger and try short breathing or grounding exercises. These methods suit issues such as stress, grief, and communication difficulties as well as anger management.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jacqueline treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss which methods to try based on a person's needs, goals and preferences. She checks in about what helps and adjusts the way she works as therapy progresses.
The biography does not specify which session formats are used, so please confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also gives room to practise skills between meetings so clients can test what works in daily life.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, anger and related problems such as sleep and eating difficulties.
Which therapeutic styles does she use?
Her practice draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, attachment-based ideas, client-centred principles and mindfulness.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of clinical experience working with adult clients in a counselling context.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current online and in-person options before booking.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.