Counselling & Coaching
A confidential space to explore the thoughts, feelings and challenges in your life
"Pain is inevitable, Suffering is optional." - Buddha
Are you ready to learn to re-balance your life?
Are you ready to deal with old and outdated emotions and patterns and put them where they belong - in the past?
Are you ready to unstick and unblock yourself?
Are you ready to improve your emotional and physical health?
Are you ready to stop holding yourself back from being all that you can be?
If you are ready to say YES... then Jacqui will help you to understand who you are, how you are blocked and move beyond and become who you really are. Reach out today.
Pain, whether physical or emotional is part of the experience of life, there is no avoiding it.
Suffering this pain, however, is a choice.
What I mean here is the non-acceptance that at this moment they are experiencing something unpleasant. They try to push away, ignore or deny the discomfort and it is this aversion that causes suffering and it is this suffering that, through practices of Mindfulness and Compassion they can learn to change.
"Drink your tea slowly and reverently, as if it is the axis on which the earth revolves, slowly, evenly, without rushing toward the future, live the actual moment. Only this moment is life."
- Thich Nhat Hanh
When we wait or hope with fingers crossed for something or someone outside of ourselves and our control to change before we become happy then we will always be unhappy....and always waiting.....
By realizing that our happiness and peace of mind comes from within and thereby changing our outlook and letting go of the need to change things that we cannot change then we take the control of our own lives.
About Jacqui
Jacqui provides a confidential and safe environment in which her clients can explore their difficulties, increase their self-awareness and come to understand how certain feelings, behavior and beliefs might be preventing them from leading a fulfilling, stimulating and rewarding life.
No matter what your issue, she works with YOU as an individual, looking at the issue, problem or diagnosis as a symptom rather than it as a label of who you are.
She works with individuals, couples and groups, adults and young people on most issues including relationship counselling via in Carmarthenshire & Swansea - whether you are in a relationship, want to get into or out of a relationship or whether you struggle with everyday work/family relationships, learning to relate firstly to yourself and then to another in a mindful and compassionate way will create loving and long-lasting relationships.
Whilst Jacqui's style is relational and client-led, focusing on the goals and desires of the client and working at their pace, she has still been described as inspiring and dynamic, inspiring the client to challenge their old patterns and belief systems and reach for goals they previously thought impossible.
Jacqui is a regular Vipassana meditator and she has recently qualified as a teacher of Mindfulness and Compassion following an intensive 2yr program led by Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield and besides teaching Mindfulness as stand-alone courses she integrates this within her therapeutic work as a TA Psychotherapist, Counsellor and Life Coach.
She will soon be running Meditation groups and Mindfulness courses in Carmarthenshire.
She is a registered member of the EATA & UKATA and has over 19 years experience of working with people of all ages in various settings including NHS, Cancer Care, Education, Foster & Adoption. She has worked both in the UK and abroad. Because of the pandemic, she has increased her availability to work via Zoom video-conferencing and currently only works face to face in Swansea and Ammanford, Carmarthenshire.
Jacqui also offers clinical supervision individually and in small groups.
For a 20-minute free initial telephone consultation Email now.
Mindfulness
Mindfulness is the art of not getting attached to the stories we tell ourselves. Not in a way that avoids the pain but in a way that simply observes and allows ALL experiences, positive and negative, to simply be there. When we instinctively detach from our unwanted experiences we create resistance. Suffering = Pain x Resistance. Pain, both emotional and physical is an inevitable part of human existence, but the suffering of that pain is a choice.
By learning Mindfulness as a way of living, you learn to live fully in the present moment and thereby experience life fully. This builds resilience so that when life throws a curveball you feel stronger and more able to handle it.
To contact a Counsellor or Life Coach, in the Swansea or Ammanford & Llanelli, Carmarthenshire areas Email now or call 07879780022.
How Jacqui can help?
Jacqui is experienced in working with clients of all ages who are experiencing difficulties such as:
- Stress
- Relationship problems
- Obesity, Weight Loss & Eating issues
- Anxiety & Depression
- Loss & Bereavement
- Issues with work/school
- Health Challenges & Life-threatening diagnosis
- Abuse/Rape
- General dissatisfaction/'stuckness' with life
- Life/Career Goals
As a fully qualified and registered counsellor and Life Coach and TA Psychotherapist (in Training), Jacqui is committed to providing a safe, confidential and non-judgmental environment and as a member of UKATA, she abides by their ethical guidelines.
For more information on what counselling is and whether it is for you read here.
Student Counsellors
Are you a counselling student looking for therapy or supervision?
Jacqui has SDS Accreditation in Clinical Supervision Level 3 (Advanced Supervision Skills) and offers both individual and group supervision and group therapy (maximum of 4) in Ammanford, for students as a way of you keeping the cost of your training down. So if you are a student and have a colleague or two that you wish to form a group with, contact her for further.
Location
Jacqui is currently taking on new Mindfulness, Psychotherapy/Counselling & Coaching clients via ZOOM in Swansea and in-person in Ammanford.
Don't let distance be a barrier to contacting us as She also work via telephone/Zoom and has clients globally throughout Europe and the U.S.A. So whether you are looking for a relationship counsellor in Ammanford, a mindfulness teacher in Swansea, a life coach in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire or you have another issue you want to talk about and support with Email now to discuss how she can best help you meet your needs.
Get in touch
Feel free to contact her if you have any questions about how counselling works, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. This enables her to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to counselling, whether it could be helpful for you and whether she is the right counsellor to help.
You can also call her on 07879780022 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to her first. She is happy to discuss any queries or questions you may have prior to arranging an initial appointment.
All enquiries are usually answered within 24 hours, and all contact is strictly confidential and uses secure phone and email services.
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