Jennifer Risebury

Jennifer Risebury is a BACP registered counsellor who blends person-centred and integrative methods. She invites people to talk about difficult feelings in a calm, non-judgemental way. Jennifer aims to help clients build self-confidence and better manage strong emotions like anger and anxiety.

She keeps sessions collaborative and straightforward. Conversations focus on what matters most to the individual, with space to reflect and make sense of experiences. Jennifer uses practical tools to help people understand patterns, regulate emotions, and try new ways of coping.

Jennifer is responsive between sessions and checks messages and journal entries at various times during the day. Messages received after 8:30pm may be replied to the next morning, and replies may be delayed on Sundays and some bank holidays. She aims to be flexible about scheduling and asks people to flag any preferred times.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns such as stress, addictions, trauma, grief, depression, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger, ADHD and relationship issues. She also notes additional focus areas like attachment and body image that often come up in sessions.

The first session is used to get to know each person and agree how to work together. If someone prefers, they can send an initial message or journal entry before the first meeting and expect a reply when she is next checking messages.

How her approaches translate to online work

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how close relationships affect feelings and behaviour. Online meetings can help people notice patterns from past relationships and try new ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the centre of each session. The counsellor listens without judgement, lets people set the pace, and supports self-directed change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss different ways of working during the first sessions and adapt methods to the person's goals and preferences. That decision is made jointly and may shift as therapy progresses.

Her profile lists live chat, telephone calls and video calls as offered formats, though readers should confirm available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family commitments, allow shorter check-ins by phone when needed, or remove travel time for a busy day. Many people find that these formats help them stay consistent with sessions and apply what they learn between meetings.