Jackie Coombs
Psychotherapy & Counselling – I am a qualified group analyst, psychotherapist and counsellor. My accreditation is with the UKCP. I have experience in working with people who suffer from depression, anxiety, relational and relationship issues, and people who are recovering from addiction. I also work with people who have work-related stress, as well as those who have suffered trauma. I have had specialist training in EMDR, which can treat trauma as well as phobias and other anxiety disorders.
Many people seek therapy for a whole variety of issues and life events. I have a twenty-year career that has spanned work in addiction recovery services, working with people in recovery who have underlying trauma; working with young people and adults with attachment disturbances; and working with people who are diagnosed, or think they may be, neurodivergent. My other experience also comes from working within the NHS in crisis teams as a highly specialist psychotherapist, and in secondary care psychology as a group and individual psychotherapist, as well as other organisations and my work in private practice.
Approaching a therapist for the first time and speaking to a stranger about your personal life can feel daunting initially. However, once you get through those initial and understandable anxieties, you can be surprised by how helpful it can be to talk with someone you have no prior contact with. If you’re feeling alone with what you’re going through or have social anxiety and find teams, group of people daunting group therapy can help. Online and in person in Sheffield, S10.
Group-Analytic Psychotherapy – Group therapy can restore balance from the above in order for you to resume functioning back in your families, socially and professionally. Group therapy is usually a lot cheaper than individual therapy, making it a more economical choice of therapy. The group follows a group-analytic theory, which is free associative. All that means is you say what is on your mind, and another group member may respond to what you have said, this acts as a chain reaction for thoughts and feelings from the past that can resurface in order to be explored by the group. Gradually as the group gets to know you and you get to know other group members, social anxiety can be treated, and group members can feel less alone than they did when they started the group. Dreams can also be brought to the group and explored.
Initially, you would have an assessment, followed by weekly, fortnightly or monthly consultation before joining the group, depending on previous therapy and your history. The group can have up to nine (including me) people in the group. A mix of ages, genders, cultures, the group functions better the more diverse the group members are. In person PM in Sheffield, S10.
Supervision – I provide individual and group supervision for student counsellors, psychotherapists, trainee and qualified psychologists and trainee or experienced psychotherapists either in person or online. Supervision online and in person in Sheffield, S10.
Online and/or telephone appointments are available.
