About Thelma
Thelma Jones is a counsellor with a person-centred way of working. She uses an empathetic, non-judgemental style to help people talk through anxiety, stress, grief and trauma. Thelma also supports people facing relationship strain, LGBT issues and other complex emotional concerns.
She trained in social work and holds a Dip in counselling alongside BACP membership. She draws on many years of practice in social services where she worked with children and adults during difficult times.
Background and approach
That background shapes her practical, down-to-earth approach to emotional support. Thelma creates a calm space for people to sort out painful memories and difficult feelings. She listens closely and helps people identify small changes that can ease day-to-day life.
Sessions can include gentle guidance, breathing or grounding ideas, and straightforward coping strategies that suit the person she is working with. Her work often covers loss, separation, abuse, attachment and caregiving stress. She also supports people with body image, commitment and communication problems, and personality-related challenges such as dependent or avoidant patterns.
Thelma takes a strengths-based view and encourages gradual, sustainable steps forward. People who prefer flexible formats can meet her online by video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Thelma welcomes conversations that start from whatever feels manageable and builds a way forward together.
Practical therapeutic approaches for online support
Person-centred counselling focuses on listening and understanding the person in front of the therapist. It helps when someone needs a space to be heard and wants to explore feelings such as grief, anxiety or relationship distress at their own pace. This approach emphasises the person’s own resources and choices and suits people who prefer a collaborative, gentle process.Brief coping strategies and grounding techniques are often used alongside talk therapy to relieve distress between sessions. These are simple exercises you can use when anxiety rises or after difficult memories, and they aim to make daily life feel more manageable. Thelma combines these practical tools with open conversation so people can try what helps and adapt it over time.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss needs, goals and preferences and suggest ways to work together. That collaboration helps shape sessions so they match what feels most useful for the person receiving support.
Online formats offer flexibility for different schedules and situations. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and text messaging can fit tight routines or quieter check-ins. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, family life and busy days while keeping the focus on progress and practical support.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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