Jackie Kenworthy, NCPS
25 years in practice
Jackie Kenworthy is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches.
License and registration
- NCPS
- NCS20-01699 · expires October 2026
- Years in practice
- 25
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Jackie
Jackie Kenworthy is a counsellor who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside client-centred and cognitive behavioural approaches. She draws on 25 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. Jackie aims to make the first step feel manageable and non-threatening for people who are worried about reaching out.
She helps people handle stress and anxiety, difficult relationships, and parenting strains. She also supports those facing career uncertainty, grief, eating or sleeping difficulties, and addiction challenges.
Background and approach
Conversations focus on practical ways to cope and clearer steps forward. In sessions Jackie works to create a calm, non-judgemental space where thoughts and feelings can be spoken about openly. She listens for patterns in emotions and interactions and gently guides people to notice what they want to change.
The style is direct but warm, with short-term strategies and longer term reflection mixed as needed. Jackie has particular experience with attachment and abandonment concerns, blended family issues, body image and communication problems. She also addresses more complex presentations such as dissociation, personality-related difficulties and neurodiversity like autism and Asperger syndrome.
Her registration is NCPS, which she uses as part of her practice in the UK. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. The process begins with a short questionnaire and scheduling to match the best fit for each person.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Jackie lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jackie names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How emotion-focused and practical therapy works online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) helps people understand and shift patterns in close relationships and strong emotions. Sessions look at what people feel in key moments and work to change unhelpful cycles that keep problems alive.Client-Centred Therapy concentrates on listening and understanding from the person's point of view. The counsellor offers acceptance and reflection so people can find their own solutions and build self-trust.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on noticing thoughts and habits that keep distress going and practising small changes. It is useful for anxiety, stress, sleep problems and repetitive unhelpful thinking.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try different ways of working and agree a plan that fits the person's needs and preferences. This is a collaborative process that can change over time.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more depth is needed. Phone sessions suit people who prefer not to be on camera or who have limited bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, journalling between sessions or when a shorter format fits a busy day. These options make it easier to keep continuity and fit therapy into everyday life.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems does Jackie help with?
Jackie supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting difficulties, career worries, grief, eating and sleeping issues, addictions and compassion fatigue, among other concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centred and cognitive behavioural techniques, focusing on feelings, practical tools and clearer communication.
How much experience does she have?
Jackie has 25 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and relational issues in the United Kingdom.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How much does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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