Jenny Edwards

Thanks for taking the time to check my profile. I'm a warm, genuine, grounded, experienced counsellor & supervisor. I know how important it is to feel safe and comfortable to talk about your issues, feel listened, supported, and accepted and work hard to create that space for you. I'm passionate about helping others to feel and cope better. It's always a great privilege to work with clients to help them gain clarity, feel calmer & more accepting of themselves. I'm an integrative counsellor & work according to your need bringing in various techniques as needed, with your agreement. I have worked with adults and young people in person, via telephone, online and have also run and facilitated group work and managed a counselling service. I also offer counselling to counselling students and those wanting to work on self-exploration for personal development. I bring varied challenging personal life experience to my work and broad work experience. I have worked at various levels within counselling and more in large organisations with my last role before self-employment as the Counselling Team Lead for Manchester Mind.  I'm an Accredited Member of NCS (National Counselling Society); Registered Member of the BACP (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy) and an Accredited EFT Practitioner. I'm fully insured, undertake regular supervision and peer support and regularly undertake opportunities for learning and ongoing professional development (some of which is listed below). I offer appointments Tuesday to Friday daytimes and evenings.

I bring varied challenging personal life experience to my work and broad work experience. I have worked at various levels within counselling and more in large organisations with my last role before self-employment as the Counselling Team Lead for Manchester Mind.  I have been in counselling practice since 2010 and qualified in 2011. I have provided counselling for various counselling charities, schools and larger charitable organisations in the mental health sector as previously mentioned. I undertook clinical supervision training in 2019. I undertake a lot more than the minimum training / continued professional development requirements sometimes lead by interest, other times clients and need.

My personal interest is in trauma and the impact this has on mental health and well-being. Trauma, small or big, past, present, one-off incidents or long-term/ongoing, can have immense detrimental impact on confidence, self-esteem, ability to think, cope and relax and lead to living with worry, anxiety, stress, low mood & depression. Trauma is held in our bodies and can manifest in inexplicable pain and also affect responses to seemingly normal people/situations and having a negative impact on family, friendships and colleagues leading to feeling lonely. I also have an interest in ADHD clients and supporting them in their journey, be that unsure, undiagnosed or diagnosed. I can help think through diagnosis and if wanted / needed and help develop understanding and coping strategies for the challenging areas.

I'm grounded, warm, experienced and effective - my aim is that you feel comfortable, relaxed and safe to open up and be honest in counselling. I'm an integrative counsellor, i.e. bringing into sessions what feels would be useful and helpful whilst holding the client at the centre of the work. I'm flexible with appointments and don't tie clients into a specific weekly slots which I finds helps with clients budgets and work / life pattern. I offer appointments in-person in my office in Sale,; via online video or phone. For in person sessions I also offer walk and talk session, conditions permitting.