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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 🇬🇧

24/02/2026

Some clients get the calming cards.

Some clients get the grounding cards.

And some get the dead inside ones because humour is how insight sneaks in 🫠☠️😌🔥

No analysing. No pressure. Just noticing what hits.

We used these the other day in session - I am someone who sometimes needs visuals to bring up some of the stuff I have been masking + this is really powerful with certain clients too.

We got out the pack took a few cards out and laid them Out..

When a card makes you laugh and feel exposed at the same time…
that’s usually the one worth noticing 🫠❤️

10/02/2026

On Monday we had a last minute plus 1 in the therapy room!

The Emergency office day ft. Kenneth 🐶🧚‍♀️❤️

Massive thanks to my clients for being so kind and flexible last minute. ✨

Kenneth would like to apologise for:
– barking as sessions ended + barking at any movement outside the office
– selective listening
- chewing his grubby Kong right near the new humans he met!
– jumping on his favourite humans
- drinking so loud - it rattled our nervous systems

Therapy dog? Still debatable.
Vibes dog? Absolutely 🧚‍♀️

02/02/2026

TELL ME LIES. 🗣️📺

"Why does she keep going back???”

Also me, realising I was their age at the time:
👁👄👁
…oh.

Stephen red flags we were not clocking at 20 but absolutely see now:

🚩 Hot & cold but calls it “not liking labels”
🚩 Makes you feel dramatic for having feelings
🚩 You’re anxious, he’s unbothered
🚩 Big words, zero follow-through
🚩 You leave every interaction confused, not calm
🚩 Disappears then reappears like a software update
🚩 Apologises just enough to stay relevant

That wasn’t passion.
That was your nervous system fighting for it's life.

Do these red flags resonate?

BLOCK/MUTE + AVOID THE STEPHEN DeMARCO..

You deserve calm over chaos..
Let's talk + unpack it ✨

23/01/2026

Drink some water. (Or a nice coffee/tea/latte) Unclench your jaw. You’re allowed support 🤍

This is my counselling space — calm, cosy, and designed to help your nervous system feel a little safer. 🌱🪴

I’m Jay.

I work gently, at your pace, with people who are carrying a lot (often quietly).

No pressure to perform. No need to have the right words. Just space to be. 💖

📌Kentford Suffolk - face to face
💻online sessions
📞telephone sessions

jmariecounselling@gmail.com 🪩

15/01/2026

Feeling flat this time of the year?

You’re not alone — and you don’t have to cope in silence 💙

The winter months have a way of hitting differently.💙

Less sunlight, colder days, post-Christmas burnout, money stress, and the expectation to suddenly feel “reset” can leave many people feeling low, anxious, or disconnected. ⛄

Motivation often dips in winter — not because you’re lazy, but because your brain and nervous system are conserving energy. ✨

You’re not behind. You are just HUMAN!

My therapy sessions are in a nice warm office with hot water bottles, hot drinks and heating ☕ You do not have to wait until your burnt out or things to be unbearable to have a session..sometimes this crappy weather and this time of the year is enough! 💙

📧 jmariecounselling@gmail.com

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..⚰️)

😘😜

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