Jennifer Risebury, BACP

Jennifer Risebury is a BACP registered counsellor who approaches therapy in a person-centred, practical way. She aims to make early sessions straightforward and calm so people can start talking about what matters to them. Jennifer keeps language plain and focuses on everyday thoughts and habits that get in the way. She works collaboratively, helping people reflect on feelings and patterns rather than telling them what to do. Sessions often include simple tools to manage mood, anxiety and stress. Jennifer also offers support around relationship concerns, grief, addictions, sleep and eating difficulties, and issues linked to neurodiversity and ADHD. Her style is warm and non-judgemental. She encourages small, manageable changes and helps build emotional resilience over time. People can use journalling and message check-ins between sessions to track progress and clarify what they want to work on. Jennifer adapts the pace to each person’s needs and will discuss practical steps during the first meeting. She is responsive to messages and checks in at various times during the day, although messages after 8:30pm may be answered the following morning and replies may be delayed on Sundays and some bank holidays. Sessions can be arranged at times that fit into busy lives, and Jennifer is willing to discuss preferred scheduling. The first session is an opportunity to meet, set goals and agree how to work together going forward.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. It helps people understand why they react a certain way and how to build more secure ways of relating. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person's experience in the room and uses empathetic listening to help people find their own solutions. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps identify and shift unhelpful emotion patterns in close relationships and can be useful when intimacy or communication is a concern.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process and the therapist will work together with each person to find what fits. That means discussing goals, trying different techniques, and adjusting the focus if something isn’t helping. The decision about approach is collaborative and based on what the person needs and prefers.

Jennifer's profile notes she offers live chat, telephone calls and video calls, but readers should confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life, reduce travel time, allow a quieter check-in when needed, or offer a shorter telephone conversation instead of a full video session. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt methods used in face-to-face work to those online formats so therapy remains practical and aimed at everyday change.