- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- CBT and DBT skills
- Grief and trauma
About Hilary
Hilary Jiggins is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 15 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, addiction and grief. She also supports those facing changes in life, intimacy concerns, sleep and eating problems, mood difficulties and compassion fatigue.
Hilary favours clear, plain language in sessions and aims to be straightforward about how therapy might work. She works collaboratively and treats each person as an individual. She draws on evidence-based methods such as cognitive behavioural therapy while also using humanistic approaches to focus on the person rather than a diagnosis.
Practical tools and skills feature in her work when needed. She uses approaches like solution-focused techniques, motivational interviewing and DBT skills training to help people manage symptoms and build day-to-day coping strategies. If psychometric measures would help track progress, she can discuss using them, but she will also adapt tasks if traditional formats feel unhelpful.
For people wanting longer-term exploration, Hilary offers psychotherapy-style work that looks at how current patterns link to past experience. This involves spending more time together to use the therapeutic relationship as part of the change process. She is honest about when a longer commitment may be needed and will refer to a colleague if a different specialist perspective is required.
Her background includes group and charity work with organisations such as Mind and Cruse Bereavement Care. She keeps up with research and NICE guidance and explains the reasoning behind any suggestions so clients can decide what feels right for them.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on identifying and working with emotions and attachment patterns. It is often used when relationship patterns or hard-to-name emotions are central to the difficulty. Client-Centred Therapy emphasises listening and acceptance, giving people space to lead the conversation while the counsellor reflects and clarifies what matters to them. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and uses practical strategies to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences and how they respond to different ways of working. That helps shape whether sessions focus more on skills, emotion processing or longer exploratory therapy, and the plan can change as the work develops.
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Some people prefer working visually with worksheets on screen while others use phone check-ins for shorter practical support. The therapist will discuss which format fits the client's day-to-day life and therapeutic aims.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What sorts of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, addiction, grief and a range of mood and intimacy-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses a collaborative, plain-speaking approach and combines humanistic listening with active, evidence-based techniques such as CBT and DBT skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 15 years of experience, including group and charity roles with organisations such as Mind and Cruse Bereavement Care.
What qualifications does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions billed and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.