Jane Finlay , BACP

Jane Finlay is a UK-registered psychotherapeutic counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). With ten years of professional experience, she has worked with people facing a wide range of difficulties, including stress and anxiety, relationship struggles, low self-esteem and confidence, depression, anger, bereavement, and challenges related to addiction, family dynamics, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue.

Her practice is grounded in a compassionate, nonjudgemental stance that values each person’s unique qualities. Jane is particularly interested in how people present themselves to the world - the masks we wear - and how those patterns can shape both everyday interactions and close relationships. She supports clients in exploring those patterns so they can build a deeper connection with their authentic selves and develop more trust in their inner guidance.

Through careful exploration and reflection, Jane helps clients gain clearer self-understanding, which can create the momentum and confidence needed to pursue meaningful change. She offers a warm, supportive environment for people to explore difficult feelings and dilemmas, and she recognises the courage it takes to ask for help at any stage of life. Jane encourages prospective clients to feel proud of taking the first step toward seeking support.

Psychodynamic Approaches and Flexible Online Support

Psychodynamic therapy focuses on exploring how past experiences, unconscious patterns, and relational dynamics influence present feelings and behaviours. It helps people uncover underlying themes such as attachment, avoidance, and the ways they may hide their true selves, offering space to understand and shift long-standing patterns.

Jane also works from a compassionate, reflective therapeutic stance that encourages self-exploration and emotional awareness. This supportive approach aims to help clients build insight, strengthen self-trust, and make considered changes in relationships and life choices.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the work itself. Jane collaborates with each person to identify what fits best with their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the focus as understanding deepens. Therapy is a joint process in which the therapist and client decide together on the most helpful ways to proceed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, and shorter contacts are available through live chat or text-based messaging. These options can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, reduce travel, and provide ongoing support between longer sessions while still working with licensed professionals and experienced therapists.