Jacqueline McDowell

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Mindfulness practice

About Jacqueline

Jacqueline McDowell works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and grief. She uses a client-centred style and draws on psychological approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to help people manage feelings and make practical changes. Jacqueline is a BACP member with four years of practice in the United Kingdom.

She offers brief, clear sessions where the person sets the pace and topics. Conversations may include looking at thoughts and behaviours, practising mindfulness skills, and clarifying personal values to guide decisions. As an artist she can introduce creative ways of working when that suits the person.

Jacqueline has worked with a range of concerns across emotional, relational and life-change areas. She helps people cope with loss, addiction-related stress, parenting pressures, sleep and eating problems, and anger or communication difficulties. Her work also includes issues linked to adoption and foster care, attachment, ageing, chronic illness and cancer-related stress.

Her approach uses techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to focus on values and action, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to address thought and behaviour patterns, and Attachment-Based ideas to look at relational patterns. Mindfulness is used to build moment-to-moment awareness and reduce reactivity.

Sessions are offered in English and Jacqueline accepts international clients. Costs vary with location and she uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, choose the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

How her approaches translate to online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps towards those values while learning to live alongside difficult thoughts and feelings. It is often used when someone is coping with life changes, grief or persistent worry.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. This approach can help with anxiety, low mood, sleep and eating issues.

Mindfulness practice builds present-moment awareness and reduces reactivity to stress. Short, guided exercises can be used during sessions and as simple home practices to support daily coping.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Jacqueline will discuss options with the person and agree what to try first based on their needs, goals and preferences. She aims to make this a collaborative process that is reviewed over time.

The biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so please confirm available formats before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and support continuity when life circumstances change. Registered or accredited professionals can offer these practical benefits while working through the issues described above.

Topics Jacqueline lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• Family conflicts
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Narrative Therapy
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Jacqueline

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are core areas she helps people with, using practical strategies drawn from CBT and mindfulness.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She works in a client-centred way and uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, attachment-based ideas and mindfulness.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years of practice in the United Kingdom.

Is she a registered counsellor in the UK?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.

Can I have sessions in English?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats does she use?

The biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Use the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.