Jessica Rigby, BACP

Jessica Rigby is a BACP-registered therapist in the United Kingdom who brings a person-centred approach and five years of clinical experience to her practice. She trained through a BACP-accredited Diploma of Higher Education and completed an additional year of study to earn a BA (Hons) degree in Person-Centred Counselling, and she remains registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK.

Coming to the profession as a mature student, Jessica combines formal training with a broad base of life experience. She works with people from many backgrounds and a wide range of concerns, including sexuality and consensual non-monogamy, personality disorders, anxiety and depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, ADHD, self-esteem, and stress. Her approach is open-minded and nonjudgmental, welcoming whatever clients bring to the session.

Jessica describes her counselling style as friendly, inquisitive and caring. She aims to create an environment that enables clients to explore their experience and identify what matters to them. Rather than offering ready-made solutions, she treats clients as the experts on their own lives and provides empathy and affirmation to support them in finding practical ways forward. Jessica is available for online work and invites prospective clients to get in touch to explore whether her way of working is a good fit.

Person-Centred and Solution-Focused Support Online

Jessica works using client-centred and solution-focused approaches adapted for online settings. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on empathy, active listening and creating a supportive environment so clients can explore their feelings and sense of self. This approach is helpful for issues such as self-esteem, identity, relationship difficulties and processing emotional pain.

Solution-Focused Therapy is a goal-oriented, strengths-based method that helps clients identify realistic steps toward change and build on what is already working in their lives. It is often useful for managing specific problems, stress, practical life changes and short-term goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Jessica works collaboratively with each person to understand their needs, goals and preferences, and together they decide which methods to emphasize and how sessions will be structured.

Online therapy with Jessica offers practical flexibility. Clients can meet by video call or phone, or choose live chat or text-based messaging to suit their schedule and comfort level. These options make it easier to access therapy from home, balance appointments with work and family life, and maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are not feasible.