Thelma Jones

Thelma Jones is a person-centred counsellor with a BACP credential who brings a calm, non-judgemental presence to therapy. She aims to create a welcoming space where people feel heard and understood. Thelma focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, grief, trauma and LGBT concerns. She also works with a range of related difficulties such as body image, attachment and communication problems.

Before moving into counselling, Thelma spent many years as a children’s social work practitioner and therapeutic social worker. That background shaped her practical, down-to-earth approach to emotional and behavioural challenges. She uses gentle guidance and strengths-based strategies rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

Sessions are built around what each person finds helpful. Thelma listens for what matters most, then offers coping skills and small steps that fit daily life. She emphasises self-paced change and supports people to regain confidence and manage difficult feelings.

Her work covers a broad range of concerns often linked to family life, loss and past hurt. People bring issues such as abandonment, caregiving stress, divorce or separation, dissociation, and neurodiversity-related challenges. Thelma aims to help clients untangle these problems and find practical ways forward.

With four years of counselling experience alongside a long career in social work, Thelma combines life experience with therapeutic practice. She invites clients to explore feelings, try new coping approaches and build on strengths. To begin, clients use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How therapeutic approaches guide online work

Thelma works in a person-centred way that puts the client’s experience first. Person-centred therapy focuses on careful listening and acceptance so people can speak freely about what matters. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, grief and relationship worries because it helps people feel understood and clarify what they want to change.

She also uses practical, strengths-based strategies to help people build coping skills and small daily routines. These techniques involve setting manageable steps, practising new ways of communicating and trying out straightforward strategies to reduce stress and improve mood. That approach can help with body image, caregiving stress and adjustment after loss.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Thelma will discuss options with each client and agree on ways to proceed based on their needs, goals and preferences. She aims for a collaborative process where methods are adapted as therapy progresses.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals often use this flexibility to support steady progress while helping clients balance therapy with everyday life.