Marlene Jenas

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Stress and anxiety
• Grief and loss

About Marlene

Marlene Jenas helps people work through stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns using a person-centred approach. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 11 years of experience. Marlene works in 45-minute sessions and asks people to book through the site's matching process.

Marlene uses Client-Centred Therapy, which means she follows the person in the room rather than imposing a set agenda. Sessions focus on listening, reflecting and helping clients make sense of their feelings. She offers a steady, conversational way of working rather than directive teaching.

Clients bring a wide range of issues, including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar difficulties, grief, trauma and abuse. Marlene also works on relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, eating and food-related problems, addictions, anger and career matters. She has additional interest in topics such as abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment and family of origin issues.

Practical struggles such as coping with life changes, communication problems, divorce and separation, hoarding, guilt and shame, and fatherhood issues are within her stated focus. She also lists compassion fatigue, ADHD and issues around ageing among the topics she addresses. These are discussed at a pace set by the client.

Sessions are conducted in English and Marlene does not take international clients. The site's subscription payment model is used for sessions, and subscriptions can be cancelled at any time. To begin, users select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How client-centred approaches work in online sessions

Client-Centred Therapy is based on listening carefully and responding to what a person brings. The counsellor reflects feelings and thoughts and supports a person to find their own understanding and responses; this approach is often used for stress, grief, relationship and self-esteem issues.

In practice, this means sessions are led by the client's concerns rather than a fixed set of tasks. The counsellor will check in about goals and adjust the way they work as needs and preferences become clearer, so the choice of method is collaborative.

If you prefer online work, please confirm the available session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also give options such as working without video if that suits someone's concentration or bandwidth. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can help you decide which arrangement will best fit your routine and what you want to achieve in counselling.

Topics Marlene lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Self-esteem
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Communication problems
• Divorce and separation
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy

Questions about Marlene

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar issues, grief, trauma and many relationship and family problems.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practices Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening, reflection and following the client's pace in sessions.

How much experience does she have?

Marlene has 11 years of experience working as a counsellor.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She is based in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?

Sessions use a subscription model and the fee varies with location; subscriptions can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin counselling with her?

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