Jane Evans, BACP

Jane Evans is a psychotherapeutic counsellor with 28 years of professional experience, working across schools, further education and universities, private practice, the voluntary sector, and employee assistance programmes. She has supported people in both short-term counselling and longer-term therapy for a wide range of presenting issues, helping clients who are struggling to understand and manage difficult feelings and life situations.

Her practice is grounded in the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy framework - BACP is the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK - and she is recognised as a senior BACP-accredited practitioner. Jane combines an inclusive, non-judgemental approach with emphasis on the therapeutic relationship and the development of trust as key factors in making meaningful progress.

In addition to direct client work, she provides online supervision and training and offers consultancy to services piloting e-counselling. Jane has substantial involvement in the development of online counselling and training in the UK, having served as an executive member of ACTO from 2008 to 2015, as a director and organising member of the annual OCTIA conferences from 2012 to 2019, and being awarded Honorary Membership of ACTO for contributions to computer-mediated counselling and supervision since 2006.

She offers a range of online counselling options, including instant messaging, webcam, and voice (telephone), and is experienced in tailoring the medium of counselling to what will feel most comfortable and helpful for each person.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and learn practical ways to act in line with their values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. It is often useful for stress, anxiety, and coping with life changes.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships that develop from early attachments and aims to help people understand and reshape how they connect with others. This approach is helpful for relationship difficulties, intimacy-related issues, and grief linked to attachment wounds.

Client-Centered Therapy places the person receiving therapy at the centre of the process, emphasising empathy, acceptance, and building a trusting therapeutic relationship. It supports exploration of self-esteem, identity, and personal growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Jane works collaboratively with clients and with registered professionals when appropriate to identify which methods best fit an individual’s needs, goals, and preferences, and she adapts the work as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to schedule appointments around work, family, and other commitments. These options increase accessibility and allow clients to continue therapeutic work from locations that suit them while maintaining the therapeutic focus and relationship with a trained therapist.