Jane Evans , BACP

Jane Evans is a BACP-accredited counsellor based in the United Kingdom with more than 28 years of experience in mental health work. She has been practising since 1995 and has carried out counselling across schools, further education and universities, private practice, the voluntary sector, and employee assistance programmes, supporting both short-term counselling and longer-term therapy.

Her work focuses on helping people make sense of feelings and experiences that feel difficult to understand or manage, and on identifying practical ways to move forward when progress feels blocked. As a senior BACP-accredited practitioner, she works within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy's professional framework and maintains an inclusive, non-judgemental stance in clinical work. Jane also offers supervision and training online and frequently provides consultancy to services developing e-counselling provision.

She has been involved in the development of computer-mediated counselling and supervision, serving as an executive member of ACTO from 2008 to 2015 and as a director and organising member of the annual OCTIA conferences from 2012 to 2019. In recognition of this work she was awarded Honorary Membership of ACTO. Jane has experience providing counselling via instant messaging, webcam, and voice, and supports people in choosing the medium that feels most comfortable for them.

Therapeutic approaches and online counselling with Jane Evans

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and build practical habits that align with those values. It supports work on anxiety, low mood, avoidance, and life transitions by combining acceptance strategies with committed action.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns with others. It is useful for difficulties linked to intimacy, abandonment, trust, and recurring relationship problems, helping people recognise and shift unhelpful interaction styles.

Client-Centered Therapy places the therapeutic relationship at the heart of change, offering empathy, respect, and non-judgemental listening to foster self-understanding and personal growth. This approach can be especially helpful for building self-esteem and navigating complex emotional experiences.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Jane works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the work as understanding deepens.

Online therapy via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging offers flexibility and access to licensed professionals regardless of location. These options make it easier to arrange sessions around work, family, or mobility needs, and allow therapists and clients to maintain continuity of care in a way that suits the individual.