Jake McGee

Jake McGee is a counsellor who uses a person-centred approach to help people work through difficult feelings. He draws on five years of experience and aims to create a calm, respectful space for people to talk about what matters to them. Jake holds BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.

Jake commonly helps people facing addictions, stress and anxiety, low self-esteem and issues around sexuality and intimacy. He has worked in LGBT-focused counselling and in a residential treatment centre for addiction. He has also supported people who have survived sexual abuse and those coping with grief and trauma.

His main way of working is client-centred therapy, which means conversations are shaped around the person's priorities and pace. Jake is also studying a Level 5 diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, so he sometimes uses CBT techniques alongside person-centred work. He may use motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas when they fit the situation.

Sessions aim to identify practical steps and manageable changes, such as building coping skills, improving communication, or reducing unhelpful patterns. Jake emphasises respect, sensitivity and compassion in the therapeutic relationship. He works collaboratively to tailor the goals and pace to each person.

Jake accepts clients from the United Kingdom and also welcomes international clients who prefer to work in English. He asks people to select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to begin the process.

How these approaches translate to online counselling

Client-centred therapy focuses on creating a listening, non-judgemental space where the person sets the agenda and pace; online sessions can simply continue that same conversational style so people lead what they want to address. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises and small experiments, which can be done as part of online work and as between-session tasks. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change and can be useful for addictions, smoking or other impulse concerns when used alongside other approaches.

Deciding which approach to use is something the therapist will do together with the client. Jake will discuss goals, preferences and past experiences and then suggest a way forward. If an approach doesn’t feel right, he will adjust the plan so it fits the person’s needs and pace.

The original biography does not state specific session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. In general, online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also support continuity of care for international clients who work in English, while still allowing practical work such as CBT exercises, motivational tasks and solution-focused planning to be completed between sessions.