Jean-Marie Lawrence , NCPS

Jean-Marie Lawrence is a psychotherapeutic counsellor based in Wokingham, United Kingdom, who uses an integrative approach to tailor therapy to each person's needs. Holding the NCPS credential, which indicates professional training in counselling and psychotherapy, she combines methods in a warm, sensitive, and respectful way to support clarity, awareness, and emotional change.

With five years of experience, Jean-Marie has worked with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family conflicts, addictions, grief, eating difficulties, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. She also supports people recovering from both historical and recent trauma, abuse, and neglect. Her work is collaborative and goal-focused, helping people explore patterns, build insight, and take practical steps toward the outcomes they hope to achieve.

Jean-Marie adapts session work to fit each person, whether the focus is skill-building, processing difficult experiences, or navigating transitions. She works with international clients and offers therapy through remote formats to increase accessibility. Her aim is to help clients discover options for change and to support them as they make choices that promote future well-being and greater clarity.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Support

Jean-Marie integrates several evidence-informed approaches and adapts them to online work to meet each person's goals. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns of relating and emotional responses; it can help with trust issues, relationship difficulties, and attachment-related distress. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on empathic listening and supporting the client's own resources, creating space for self-exploration and strengthening self-esteem and resilience. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical tools for managing anxiety, depression, and stress.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Jean-Marie works collaboratively with clients and licensed professionals to determine which methods best fit the client's needs, goals, and preferences, and she adjusts the work over time as those needs evolve.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to schedule sessions around life commitments, to maintain continuity during transitions, and to access support from different locations while working with therapists experienced in remote care.