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Jay Marie Counselling

Psychotherapist + counsellor. ✨
Remote + Face to Face sessions - creating a safe space for you to become the best version of yourself 🌻
Kentford, Suffolk 🇬🇧

04/01/2026

Ergh: The Sunday Scaries after Christmas hit HARD 😮‍💨

If going back to work feels heavier than usual, it’s not because you’re weak — it’s because rest showed you what you’ve been missing. ❤️

For some, it’s a job that doesn’t fit anymore.
For others, it’s the guilt of leaving kids after being together 24/7.

Anxiety isn’t the problem — it’s the signal. ✨

You don’t need to push through or “be grateful”.

You’re allowed to want more ease. ❇️

If work dread is a regular thing, therapy can help you unpack why — and what needs to change.

📧 jmariecounselling@gmail.com

22/12/2025

🎄 FESTIVE OFF LOAD SESSIONS🎄- Very limited availability

If you're struggling at Christmas - congratulations, you are extremely normal. 💚

Don't need therapy but need to let it all out in a safe space?

For anyone who:
🎅 is one family WhatsApp away from losing it
🎅 keeps saying “I’m fine” when they are, in fact, not fine
🎅 doesn’t need weekly therapy but DOES need a very long festive offload
🎅Worried about money
🎅Grieving
🎅Needs to talk before they trauma dump on family members this Christmas

We all struggle we are just quieter about it - it's a time that people put pressure on you to be happy.

I’m offering extended one-off counselling sessions over Christmas — perfect if you just need to unload everything you’ve been carrying this year.❤️

🛋️ 90 minutes – £95

✔️ New clients very welcome
✔️ One-off (no awkward commitment chat)
✔️ Crying, rambling, festive stress spirals all allowed
✔️ You don’t have to be “grateful” or “positive” in here
✔️Swearing is definitely allowed - you do you. ❤️

21/12/2025

✨ Booking update ✨

I’m heading into my busiest time of the year and January is nearly fully booked. I reduce my hours slightly from February so that month is almost fully booked too.

I am working over Christmas + new year and may have the odd availability for a session if needed.

If you’d like to start therapy or pre-book sessions in advance, please get in touch soon 🤍

🎄❤️⛄

17/12/2025

Therapy can be scary.
Being stuck is scarier. ❤️

For anyone a bit stuck on the fence about therapy I'll be sharing some feedback from 2025.

This week I will be sharing some anonymous client feedback for anyone who needs a little reassurance or is low key terrified (most of us!) 🤍

(shared with permission always anonymised.)

03/12/2025

✨ Closing a Chapter update💚✨

After 4 years with BreakEven Gambling Charity, my chapter there has wrapped. It was my first placement, my first self employed work, my grounding, and a huge part of my growth as a therapist — and I’m so grateful for it. ❤️

I’ll always work with addiction — it’s part of my roots and still a meaningful part of my caseload — but most of my practice now centres around:

✨ Chronic illness (especially MS & invisible conditions)
✨ Self-esteem, confidence & empowerment
✨ Identity, life transitions & rebuilding after tough chapters
✨ Anxiety, overthinking & emotional regulation
✨ Relationship patterns, attachment & boundaries
✨ Addiction (still part of my practice, always will be)
✨ Young adults navigating identity, purpose & big feelings
✨Grief

Coming later in the year:
✨ Animal bereavement support (specialist training) 🐈🐇🐄🐔🐕🐟🐢🐱🐴🐾

I have met the best of clients, colleagues and support through this work and I am so so thankful.

Here’s to endings with gratitude and new chapters that feel aligned AF. 🤍✨

— Jay x

02/12/2025

Just a little update ❤️
From February 2026, my fees will be:

✨ Remote sessions: £55 (a £5 increase)
✨ Face-to-face sessions: £65 (staying the same)

This small adjustment helps me continue offering the depth, energy and care my clients deserve — especially as I balance my own health by reducing hours and keep my practice sustainable.

Thank you, truly, for your understanding and continued trust. 🤍

27/11/2025

Guysss ✨

Italk a lot about calming your nervous system…
and then spend my evening watching Stranger Things while silently reminding myself to breathe.

Real life therapy in practice 😅👾☠️

Also if you’re my client and you’re watching it too… don’t worry, we can unpack it next session 🤣✨

Friendly reminder to unclench your jaw and remember your breathing techniques babessss 💨

(P.S if Steve Harrington dies this season I will not be available for sessions and I will be entering a period of deep emotional reflection... No questions asked..⚰️)

😘😜

11/11/2025

Out of Office December dates ✨🎄

Just a heads up -

I’ll be out of office from 13th – 21st December for a short break.

I’ll still be working over the Christmas period, apart from Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New year's Day. I will just be having the week off before. ✨

December has very limited availability now - and November is fully booked.

Wishing you a gentle and cosy winter season.

Jay ❄️🤍

04/11/2025

For the pet lovers who feel everything 💚

You might see a lot of kenneth on here 🐶 but my other babies live a little quieter — my indoor guinea pigs, Edna and Margaret 🐹💛

Grief doesn’t just belong to “big” pets. it belongs to the tiny ones too — the soft squeaks, the rustling hay, the little noses that greet you every morning. ♥️

Losing (or even seeing illness in) our pets can stir up huge emotions — love, guilt, sadness, even relief — and that’s all part of the process.
they shape our routines and our hearts in ways words barely cover.

We have a poorly piggie at the moment and it's a horrible feeling. If you’ve ever found yourself grieving a small pet and felt like you had to downplay it — you really don’t.

grief is valid no matter the size of the paws 🩶

your animal-loving therapist 🐶🐹🕊️
– Jay x

24/10/2025

A whole year ago… ☀️✨

I was searching for a little therapy room to rent for £10 an hour — just hoping to see a few clients in person after a few years of working remotely.

Then one day, in true impulsive main-character energy✨ I just… saw a room I loved, handed in my notice and went fully self-employed. No backup plan, just vibes (and maybe a mild panic attack) - just before Christmas.. 😳⛄

And somehow, it worked. ❤️

This year has been full of everything — laughter, tears, breakthroughs, “oh god I am the problem” moments, and more iced coffees than I’d ever admit.😅

My clients have shared their fears, their dreams, their Summer I Turned Pretty-level love stories, and 10/10 pet photos that could honestly heal anyone’s soul. 🐾 You guys have had me laughing with you, clapping for you, crying with you, rooting for you.

You’ve told me about the messy bits, the hopeful bits, the healing bits — and every single story has meant something. I’ve carried them all with me, with so much love and respect for how human we all are. 🥰

So to everyone who’s walked through my door (or joined online from their sofa with their cat on their lap) — thank you. You’ve made this year everything I hoped it could be and more.

Here’s to another year of iced coffees, inner growth, and laughing through the chaos 🪭💃

21/10/2025

Just a small message to say I’m feeling a wave of MS fatigue at the moment, so a few appointments may need to be moved around this week while I rest and recharge. 🌻

Thank you so much for your understanding — I always aim to show up fully for my clients, and sometimes that means taking a little pause to ensure I can. 💛

An alternative session will always be offered!

🌱✨💚🌻

09/10/2025

⛄❄️ December Availability - limited ⛄❄️

Christmas can be one of the hardest times of the year for many people – whether that’s because of loneliness, grief, family pressures, or just the general overwhelm the season can bring. 💛🎄

I’m almost fully booked for December now with my current client load, but I do have a very limited number of slots left. If you’d like to make sure you have some support in place over the festive period, please get in touch soon to secure your space.

You don’t have to go through this season alone. 🌲✨

Remote sessions by teams or phone - £50
Face to face sessions (1 hour) - £65
Longer one off session (1.5 hours) - £95

📩 Message me to book or ask any questions.

Jay x ⛄❄️🎄

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