Jacqui Roome Psychotherapy
& Counselling
space
to become
you
About Me
I am currently offering counselling and psychotherapy, face-to-face and online. I am an experienced psychotherapist and clinical supervisor, based in Nottingham, where I provide psychotherapy and counselling to adults and young people (16+). My aim is to offer clients a warm and accepting space where they can learn self-compassion, self-awareness and self-acceptance.
I decided to re-train as a psychotherapist, following a long and rewarding career as a social worker. The theoretical approaches I can use when working with clients are person-centred and experiential psychotherapy and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Psychotherapy). My passion for these modalities began following my own experiences as a client. My own life has been rich and insightful, allowing me to realise that it is normal for people to encounter difficulties in their lives, at some point. During these times, intervention in the form of counselling/psychotherapy can create movement for clients. I have a strong belief in people’s individual capacity to implement the necessary changes in their lives, during times of anxiety, stress and depression, if the right support is in place.
I create work-life balance by taking time to do some of the things I love, like going to galleries, running, following sport, practising yoga, reading, watching films, listening to music and walking in the countryside.
My Background
Professional Membership:
I am a fully accredited member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and a graduate member of the Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute, Nottingham. As such, I adhere to their respective codes of ethics and this means that my work is appropriately supervised.
Qualifications:
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MSc in Person-Centred and Experiential Psychotherapy (Distinction) (Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute, Nottingham). Post-Graduate Diploma and Certificate in the same modality.
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EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) standard training, parts 1 to 4.
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Emotion-Focused Psychotherapy Level 1 (University of Strathclyde)
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Advanced Certificate in Systemic Practice with Families and Couples (Institute of Family Therapy)
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Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Supervision (completed with Mike Worrall & Linda Smith)
Other Relevant Qualifications:
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MA in Social Work (University of Nottingham)
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Post-Qualifying Award 1 in Social Work
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Post-Qualifying Award 2 in Social Work
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Post-Graduate Certificate in Child Care Practice (Social Work)
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BA Honours Social Studies
Areas of Interest:
Professional/theoretical areas of interest include:
mutuality/partnership working; working at relational depth with clients; client autonomy; client empowerment; identity; diversity.
I have a genuine interest in working with difference and diversity, and also actively enjoy working with people from other cultures and from different class backgrounds. [Please note that, regretfully, at present I am unable to provide wheelchair access.]
Research Interests:
I have completed research, drawing on/including the following themes:
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Working mutually to support clients to manage anxiety
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How clients’ experiences of attachment relationships might impact on the experience of psychological contact in the therapy room
Other Practice Based Experience:
Alongside working in my private practice, I also work at Nottingham Trent University as a psychotherapist. Previously, I have worked as a therapist at Nottingham Women's Centre.
Being employed as a social worker for 13 years meant that I employed a number of different therapeutic modalities to work in partnership with adults, children, young people and families. They included, Person-Centred Therapy; Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; Psychodynamic Theory/Therapy; Systemic Therapy; Solution Focused Brief Therapy; Crisis Intervention; Task Focused methods; Attachment Theory and several others.
Therapeutic Experience:
I have worked with clients who have required help with the following:
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ADHD/ADD
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Anxiety
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Bereavement
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Bullying
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People's experience of their class background
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Child cruelty, including neglect, emotional, physical and sexual abuse
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Depression
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Disability
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Diversity
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Eating difficulties and body image counselling
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Educational and learning difficulties
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Gender
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Identity
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Isolation
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Loneliness
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Personal development
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Physical health problems
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Redundancy
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Relationship breakdown, including family relationships, friendships, romantic relationships, marriage, civil partnerships, relationships with colleagues/managers
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Self-harm
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Sexual harm, including sexual abuse and rape
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Sexuality
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Students in higher education
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Suicidal thoughts
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Trauma within families and individual experiences of trauma
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Workplace conflict
Our Sessions
How you and I might work together:
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I currently work with individuals, couples, adults and young people (aged 16 and over).
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Person-centred & Experiential Psychotherapy/Counselling sessions last for 50 minutes and can be face-to-face, Skype, telephone
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EMDR therapy sessions last between 50 and 60 minutes.
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Short, medium or long-term work is optional and will be agreed between us
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Frequency of sessions is weekly
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You and I will regularly review our work together to alter or maintain any of your goals
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The ending of therapy/counselling will be respectfully considered and explored between us
Languages spoken:
English
Fees:
Person-centred & Experiential Psychotherapy, fees per session:
£60 for individuals, £70 for couples.
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) fees per session: £70.
Clinical Supervision: £60 per hour.
How to book a session:
Please leave me a message by phone or email with your name and preferred number, and then I can call you back at a time convenient to you or email you.
Availability:
Therapy, sessions available all day, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday in Wollaton, Nottingham. My last appointment of the day commences at 5:10pm.
Supervision sessions available Monday to Friday.
FAQ
What is the difference between counselling and psychotherapy?
How do I know if I need counselling/
psychotherapy?
How many sessions do I need?
In simple terms, people often define counselling as short-term work in therapy. For example, addressing a single issue such as resolving a one-off moment of conflict with a colleague from work. This could be achieved in a short period of time over six sessions.
The term psychotherapy is often used to describe long-term work in the therapy room which might last between several months and a number of years. This might include, talking about your recent history of relationships or life experiences; or past history of relationships or life experiences.
Sometimes in life, people experience difficulties in relationships; at workplaces; at home; during retirement; experience loss, grief, depression, anxiety, distress etc. When this happens, people often have a sense that something needs to shift, but it just won’t.
Some people may have tried talking things through with friends, family, partners, or colleagues, yet there’s still no change. In this situation, those closest to us are often willing to give advice, but this sometimes feels as though there’s little space to be properly heard, in an independent way, without being judged.
Counselling and psychotherapy attempt to provide an accepting environment in which people are given the space to be heard without interruption or forceful opinion. This type of exploration between client and psychotherapist often allows clients to become autonomous in answering their own questions and in solving their own problems.
This is negotiable and will vary from person to person.
In the initial session, we can discuss your goals. For example, we might decide to test out working together for six sessions and then review our work, to check if we want to continue.
Regularly reviewing our work together will allow you to make decisions about what best suits you and meets your needs. Furthermore, this will allow us to explore whether our work together is effective.
Digital Privacy Policy:
I politely request that both potential and actual clients who contact me via email, text and social media offer limited personal detail in their communication, as electronic forms of communication are sometimes insecure. Instead, personal and sensitive information will be securely held in the therapy room in a face-to-face setting.
Contact Me
Jacqui Roome Psychotherapy
Wollaton, Nottingham, NG8 1JS
tel: 07725 850965
email: jacqui.a.roome@gmail.com
Free on-street parking is available directly outside the practice. My practice is 2.3 miles from The Sherwood Psychotherapy Institute and 1 mile from Nottingham University Jubilee Campus. It is also just a four minute walk from the nearest bus stop, which is the Brendon Road stop on the bus lines Trent Barton number 2, and the NCT number 30. Sustainability: I also have safe bicycle storage.