Jacqueline McDowell , BACP

Jacqueline McDowell is a registered member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) practicing in the United Kingdom. She combines clinical training with a creative sensibility drawn from her work as an artist, offering clients different ways to explore emotions and personal stories. Jacqueline supports people facing stress and anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and grief and loss, meeting each person with attention and respect.

She believes individuals are best placed to share the details of their lives and aims to be a fellow traveller as they navigate present difficulties together. Her style is collaborative and person-centred, focused on helping clients make sense of challenges and find practical ways to move forward. Jacqueline draws on a range of therapeutic approaches and creative techniques to tailor sessions to each person’s needs and preferences, adapting pace and methods to support meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Jacqueline offers therapy rooted in approaches that emphasize values, relationships, and the client’s own experience. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters most to them and build practical skills to live in line with those values while accepting difficult thoughts and feelings. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and helps repair and strengthen connections with others. Client-Centered Therapy places the client at the heart of the process, using empathy, nonjudgmental listening, and collaboration to support self-discovery and personal growth.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Jacqueline works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to determine the best fit based on individual needs, goals, and preferences. She adapts methods as therapy progresses to ensure the approach supports the client’s aims.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit support into busy schedules, manage accessibility needs, and maintain continuity of care from different locations.