Jay Williams, BACP
Jay Williams offers calm, straightforward support for people facing loss, stress, low mood and difficult life changes.
- Grief
- Self Esteem
- Career difficulties
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About Jay
Jay Williams offers calm, straightforward support for people facing loss, stress, low mood and difficult life changes. He helps clients who are anxious, struggling with self-esteem, or navigating relationship and work pressures. Jay uses conversation and reflection to help people make sense of painful feelings and find clearer ways forward.
He draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences and inner patterns affect current feelings and choices. Sessions encourage honest talk about thoughts and emotions, aiming to build understanding that can reduce distress over time.
Background and approach
Jay also includes mindfulness techniques to help people notice thoughts and bodily reactions in the moment. These practices can make intense feelings easier to sit with and help with sleep, stress and anxiety symptoms. Over five years of practice he has worked with a wide range of concerns including grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related struggles.
He supports people dealing with parenting strain, blended family problems, divorce and separation, and career uncertainty. Conversations focus on practical steps as well as reflection. Clients can explore body image, codependency, abandonment worries, commitment fears and communication difficulties.
Jay aims to balance listening, insight and simple tools so people leave sessions with clearer next steps.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 404193 | June 2026 |
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Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Jay works with
Everything Jay lists, in their own terms.
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jay lists
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Online support
Mindfulness Therapy focuses on simple attention practices. These exercises help clients notice thoughts and bodily sensations without being overwhelmed, which can reduce stress and support better sleep and focus.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jay will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and decide together whether more reflective psychodynamic work or practical mindfulness techniques are the best fit. This is a collaborative process and the plan can change as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for fuller conversation and visual cues, phone calls can be a quicker check-in when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or chat lets people fit short, frequent check-ins into a busy day. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, caregiving or travel.
Frequently asked
What issues does Jay commonly help with?
He supports people dealing with grief, depression, anxiety, stress and changes in life circumstances. Other areas include relationship problems, self-esteem, trauma and compassion fatigue.
What style of therapy does he use in sessions?
Sessions combine psychodynamic work and mindfulness. That means talking about past and present patterns alongside simple practices to notice thoughts and feelings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
Jay has five years of experience working with a broad range of concerns including grief, sleep problems and career uncertainty.
Is Jay accredited or where is he based?
He holds BACP accreditation and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with him from outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and he offers sessions across borders according to scheduling and local arrangements.
What formats are offered for appointments?
He sees clients by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and services are provided via a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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