About Me

Firstly, welcome, and thank you for visiting my page.

My name is Jane Farrell, and I am a fully qualified therapist with a BA (Hons) in Integrative Counselling. My training began with a Humanistic Person-Centred foundation, which remains at the heart of how I work. Further training has given me the flexibility to draw on different therapeutic approaches, adapting the way I work to the individual and what feels most helpful for them.

I offer a warm, calm and accepting space where you can pause, be heard and talk openly about whatever may be affecting you.

There is no particular way you need to arrive. You may know exactly what is troubling you, or perhaps you simply feel that something isn't quite right and you're struggling to make sense of it. Whatever has brought you here, you don't need to have everything worked out before reaching out.

My experience

I have particular expertise supporting people through grief, bereavement and significant life changes, both professionally and throughout my own life story.

Having personally experienced several painful bereavements, I understand how devastating grief can be. After the loss of my mum, who was central to my life, I found myself searching for meaning and purpose while trying to muddle my way through what had changed.

Returning to university as a mature student and training as a counsellor became an important part of my own healing. It felt like a way of turning love and loss into something that could support others. That experience has shaped the way I work today, with empathy, patience and a deep respect for each person's individual path.

My professional journey has taken me into many different areas of emotional support. I have worked in hospice, palliative and end-of-life care, supported people living with dementia in both advisory and caregiving roles, and worked within the funeral profession. I have also worked as an Emergency Call Handler for the Ambulance Service. Alongside my counselling work, I currently work as a Crisis Practitioner for a mental health charity, supporting people at times when they may be experiencing significant emotional distress.

These experiences have given me the opportunity to support people through a wide range of circumstances, and currently as a Crisis Practitioner, it has particularly reinforced my belief in the importance of having somewhere safe to turn when things feel difficult. I support people experiencing significant emotional distress and, at times, suicidal thoughts, abuse and trauma. Being able to sit alongside someone without judgement, listen to what they are experiencing and help them feel less alone is at the heart of what I do.

During my university studies, my dissertation explored how men, particularly those working in traditionally male-dominated industries, can struggle with their mental health because of societal expectations around strength, resilience and masculinity. This deepened my understanding of how difficult it can be to ask for help when we have learned to hide vulnerability, and reinforced my belief that everyone deserves a space where they can be themselves without judgement, whatever their circumstances, background or gender.

My approach

My approach is warm, person-centred and inclusive. I believe you are the expert in your own life, and my role is not to tell you what you should feel, what you should do or where you should be in your journey.

Instead, I will walk alongside you, offering a space where you can explore what feels important to you, at your own pace. My integrative training allows me to draw on different therapeutic approaches, while keeping the person-centred relationship at the heart of our work.

Sometimes you may want to talk about something that has happened recently. At other times, you may want to understand something from your past, explore relationships, make sense of difficult emotions, rebuild your confidence or reconnect with parts of yourself that feel as though they have been lost along the way.

You may have spent a long time caring for others, trying to be strong, adapting to circumstances beyond your control, or simply getting on with things. Perhaps you have reached a point where you no longer quite recognise yourself, or you are wondering what comes next.

You don't need to know exactly what you need from counselling before you begin. We can take the time to discover that together.

I will listen with compassion, respect your experiences and work at a pace that feels comfortable for you. There is no expectation that you have the right words, and no pressure to share anything before you are ready.

For me, counselling is about creating a genuine human connection — a place where you can feel able to be yourself and explore what is happening in your life without judgement.

Whatever you are carrying, you don't have to carry it alone.

Warm wishes,

Jane