'When I accept myself as I am, then I can change'- Carl Rogers, On Becoming a Person
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​About Me

​​I am Jen (they/them), an LGBTQIA+ person-centred therapist working with clients in Sheffield and across the UK online. 
If you’ve found your way here you may be looking for a therapist who understands what it’s like to be LGBTQIA+, or who can help you figure out if you might be. I have nearly a decade of experience in private practice helping those exploring their gender, sexuality and/or relationship structures.

I have supported hundreds of clients navigating queer identity in the following ways:
  • Trans or non-binary identity, gender expression, social and/or medical transition
  • Sexual identity including ace identity
  • Being poly or ethically non-monogymous

​My person-centred approach puts you at the centre as you explore whatever is bringing you for therapy. This might not be your identity specifically, but it might just be nice to know your therapist accepts that without question. 

In therapy with me you'll find a safe space where you are the expert on your own experience. My approach is rooted in the belief that you are innately good and have the capacity for self-growth, and that together we can find what is getting in the way. You choose what to focus on in our sessions, and we explore your thoughts and feelings together.

I create a supportive and non-judgmental environment that encourages you to reflect on what truly matters to you. Together, we can make sense of what you're experiencing now, identify what you want to change, and how to achieve that. If this resonates with you, get in touch.

My practice is neurodivergent affirming and anti-oppressive. I acknowledge the structural inequalities affecting marginalised and minoritised groups.
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My training and experience

  • Certificate in Counselling Skills (2011, Sheffield Psychotherapy and Counselling Education)
  • Postgraduate diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy, Professional Practice (2014, York St John University)
  • Accredited Professional Registrant with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
  • Co-run Whitham Road Therapy Rooms and the Sheffield LGBTQIA+ Therapist network 
  • Member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Union (PCU)

Continued regular professional development (CPD) including:
  • Anti-fat bias in Counselling and Psychotherapy (2026, Rainbow Therapy Scotland)
  • Working in Neurodivergent-Affirming Practice (2025, Counselling Tutor)
  • Class and Social Position in Therapy (2025, The Anti-Discrimination Focus)
  • Living and Working in the same communities (2025, Pink Therapy)
  • Unity in Diversity- Exploring Neurodiversity (2024, Pink Therapy)
  • Working with Transgender, Non-Binary and Gender-Questioning Clients (2021, Nscience)
  • GSRD Relationships (2020, Pink Therapy)
  • Queering Psychotherapy (2019, Confer)
  • Trauma and the Body (2019, Nscience)

Experience
  • 15+ years experience providing counselling in different settings
  • background in mental health support and charity sector
  • worked in LGBTQ+ charities
  • offer ongoing mentoring to trainee LGBTQIA+ therapists

Additional information
  • fully insured
  • ​registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)​​