Jessica Rigby, BACP

Jessica Rigby is a BACP-registered counsellor with five years' experience supporting people through a wide range of personal challenges. She trained in person-centred counselling, completing a Diploma of Higher Education followed by a BA (Hons) in Person-Centred Counselling, and brings life experience to her clinical work.

Her approach is warm, curious and non-judgemental. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and listens to what matters most. Sessions focus on helping people make sense of their feelings and find practical ways forward.

Jessica has worked with issues such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, stress, addictions and compassion fatigue. She also supports people with intimacy-related concerns, sexual expression including BDSM and kink and questions around identity and relationships. Additional areas she can address include ADHD, body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress.

In the room she combines a person-centred stance with solution-focused ideas to help people identify small, achievable changes. Conversations are paced to suit each person and designed to build understanding, self-compassion and clearer next steps.

People who value an open-minded, respectful space are likely to find her style helpful. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Person-centred and solution-focused approaches in online counselling

Jessica uses client-centred ideas that focus on listening, empathy and helping people make sense of their experience. In practice this means the therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what is said and offers a steady, accepting presence to support self-understanding and emotional clarity.

She also draws on solution-focused techniques that aim to identify practical, achievable steps. These techniques look for existing strengths and small changes that can make everyday life easier, which can be useful for issues like stress, relationship difficulties or coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to agree which style or mix of approaches feels most useful, checking in as goals and needs evolve. Clients are invited to shape sessions around their priorities rather than fitting into a predetermined model.

The original biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people appreciate the practical benefits of remotely held therapy such as fitting sessions into a busy week, avoiding travel time and choosing a quieter moment for check-ins. Online work can also make it easier to maintain continuity during life changes and to try brief, focused sessions when that suits a schedule.