All About Mandy Jack

Hi I’m Mandy,

First and foremost, I am a warm, friendly, ‘come-as-you-are’, imperfect, human being. Alongside this, I am an experienced Integrative Counsellor, which is a fancy way of saying I’m trained to support you in a variety of ways that allow me to be flexible in how we work together. This ensures  your sessions suit you individually and that you get the most out of them.

For example, some of the work we do together might include looking at how your past experiences may be unhelpfully affecting your present ones, and then supporting you to make the changes you’d like to see in your life.  Or, maybe the idea of sitting still for 50 minutes, feeling pressure to make more eye contact than you’re comfortable with is making you wonder if you can even come for Counselling?  No worries. We can easily make adjustments so that you feel comfortable to be fully present and get the most from your sessions. However we choose to work together and whatever it is  that brought you here, I will always meet you exactly where you are, with empathy, in a space where all the parts of who you are, are welcome.

As well as face to face sessions at the wonderful Happy Body Project, I also offer Walk & Talk sessions, using a number of pre-walked routes  across the local area, all chosen for their calm natural beauty, ease of use (no steep climbs!) and relative privacy. It is truly incredible how the natural environment always lends itself to these sessions so effectively, actively assisting in the journey of self-discovery and healing.

A Special Mention on Pet Loss & Bereavement:

I have a particular passion for supporting people struggling with Pet Loss or Bereavement. As a lifelong animal lover myself, I not only trained with The Blue Cross, but have long and varied lived experience of the uniquely special relationships we build with the animals we share our lives with. This inevitably also means that I understand first hand, the depth of pain and sense of loss we feel, as those relationships end. I care very deeply about providing a space where anyone experiencing this can be emotionally supported, and their grief met with the sensitivity and respect this time so deserves. For more information, please do visit the dedicated  page on my website or contact me with any questions at all.

I always feel it is a great privilege to be entrusted with some of the most delicate, vulnerable and often painful aspects of my clients’ lives and in order for a person to feel safe to do that, it is vital they find the right therapist for them. The best way to see if I might be someone you’d like to work with is to get in touch to arrange a free, no obligation online chat. That way you can ask any questions you may have, I can tell you a little more about how we might work together, and you can decide how you feel from there. I’ll hope to speak to you soon.