Jake McGee, BACP

Jake McGee is a BACP-registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. He works with issues such as motivation, self-esteem, confidence, addictions, LGBT concerns, trauma, and anger. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use day to day.

Jake bases his work on Client-Centred Therapy, which puts the person’s experience at the centre of sessions. He also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques as part of a Level 5 diploma in CBT he is completing, so practical thinking and behaviour tools may appear in work together. Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused ideas are also part of his approach when useful.

In earlier roles he worked in an addiction treatment centre and supported people through recovery from process addictions such as gambling and problematic pornography use. He has experience supporting people who have survived sexual abuse and those living with long-term stress, grief, or relationship difficulties.

Jake aims to use clear, direct conversation to identify what changes a person wants and which small steps might help. That can mean setting short goals, practising new ways of speaking about difficult feelings, and trying behavioural experiments between sessions. He explains techniques plainly and checks they make sense for each person.

People who come for help with anger often want better ways to respond in the moment and to reduce built-up resentment. Jake works on recognising triggers, testing alternative responses, and building skills to manage impulse and communication problems. Practical coaching around smoking or vaping cessation and career or parenting stresses is also offered when relevant.

How his approaches work in online sessions