Thelma Jones, BACP

Thelma Jones is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of counselling experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, depression, relationship issues, grief, trauma and family concerns, including blended family issues and LGBT matters. Sessions focus on practical support and clearer day-to-day coping strategies.

Before qualifying as a counsellor she worked for many years in children’s social work and therapeutic social work roles. That background informs her approach to attachment issues, separation and loss, and behaviour-related concerns she sees in adults. Thelma draws on life coaching skills to help people set small, manageable goals between sessions.

Her style is person-centred. She listens, reflects and helps people notice what does and does not work for them. Conversations look at practical steps to reduce stress, improve communication and manage difficult emotions after loss or relationship change.

People come to her with a range of concerns from grief and trauma to body image and caregiver stress. She also supports those managing the challenges of blended households, such as changing roles, co-parenting arrangements and loyalty tensions.

In sessions she uses straightforward techniques and gentle guidance to build coping skills and confidence. Thelma encourages clients to try small changes and to review what helps week to week. She asks clients to choose priorities and works at a pace they set.