Jane Belinda Therapy
I’m Jane, a BACP-accredited therapist & supervisor
I’m Jane, a BACP accredited therapist with extensive experience supporting adults through anxiety, overwhelm, relationship difficulties, trauma and significant life changes.
I bring together my professional training and experience with a genuine interest in understanding the person behind the difficulties they are experiencing.
For me, therapy is primarily about the relationship between us. Whatever has brought you to seek support at this time, I am available to listen. I believe compassionate listening is an invaluable skill and it's fundamentally at the heart of my therapeutic approach. I believe we all deserve a space to talk freely, without interruptions, judgement or opinion.
I know that reaching out for therapy isn’t always easy. You may have spent a long time managing things on your own, looking after everyone else or trying to understand why you feel the way you do.
I offer a space where you can slow things down and talk openly about what is happening for you.
How I work
We are all messy and unique people.
I’m interested in what has shaped you, how you experience yourself and your relationships, and what may be keeping you feeling stuck now.
I work collaboratively, I see that we both have a role in how effective therapy can be. I will gently challenge you when it may be helpful, while making sure that your experiences are heard and respected.
My aim is for therapy to feel like a place where you don’t have to perform, minimise what you’re feeling or have all the answers.
I bring together extensive clinical experience with a genuine curiosity about what sits beneath the difficulties people bring to therapy. I don’t believe in using one approach for everyone; I draw on my relational, trauma-informed and integrative training and experience to understand what you need and adapt the work accordingly.
Experience
My experience as a therapist has developed across a wide range of settings, from the NHS and women’s services to private practice, supervision and specialist trauma work. Earlier in my career I also worked as a speech and language therapist with autistic and neurodivergent children, which gave me a strong understanding of neurodiversity and the different ways people experience and communicate their inner worlds.
During my time in the NHS, I created and led a counselling and wellbeing service, providing trauma-informed relational counselling, supervision and training to NHS staff during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic. This service was so successful it formed the basis for a published research paper. Alongside my clinical work, I’ve worked with charities, supervised trainee and qualified therapists, and supported people experiencing a wide range of emotional and relational difficulties.
Over the years, my training has increasingly focused on trauma and the ways our early experiences can continue to shape us in adulthood. I am BACP accredited and trained in EMDR, alongside further training in trauma therapy, attachment, relational and somatic approaches, parts work and approaches informed by neuroscience. My training in couples and attachment-focused approaches also informs my work with individual therapy, particularly when relationship patterns, attachment experiences or difficulties with trust and connection are part of what brings someone to therapy.
These experiences have shaped the therapist I am today.
Testimonial
"Thank you so much Jane for being my life line and support during a very difficult time. Your guidance, reassurance and ability for me to accept the challenges I was facing was really really helpful. Thank you!" A.K