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What I can help with

Many people ask for help around specific issues, such as those listed below. I understand mental health as complex and shaped by a persons history, life context and the world more broadly. I see you and your experiences as much more than a diagnosis, although I am trained in and work with diagnosis when it feels useful to a person.

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  • Anxiety (e.g., worry, generalised anxiety, health anxiety,  social anxiety, climate and political anxiety) 

  • Trauma and navigating difficult and distressing past experiences 

  • Low self-esteem / self-criticism

  • Low mood / depression

  • Work and life stress (specialist interest in burnout) 

  • Grief, loss, and life transitions

  • Understanding and navigating neurodivergence (e.g. ADHD, Autism) and therapy tailored to this

  • Difficulty managing emotions 

  • Managing and understanding long-term pain/health conditions (e.g., fibromyalgia, hEDS, IBS).

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*please note, I am unable to offer support to those experiencing a mental health crisis (including self-harm/sucidality), if you require urgent care please contact your GP or call NHS 111. If you feel yourself, or others, may be at risk of harm please attend A&E or call the emergency services.

What to expect

First of all, we will have a 15 minute discussion (phone or online) to decide if you would like to work with me and if I have the right skill set for you.  If you would like to go ahead with this, you can contact me to book in by clicking here.

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If we decide to work together, we will begin to meet regularly, usually once a week or every two weeks - it may be more or less frequently, depending on what we agree together.  Our first sessions will focus on understanding what's brought you to therapy, mapping out your difficulties and coming up with a plan.  

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We will continue to meet regularly and work together using therapy approaches tailored to your goals. The therapy I offer makes space for exploring past and current experiences. As well as talking, my way of working also provides the opportunity to learn and practice different practical skills and strategies to find safety and rest in the body and mind. I am trained in a range of therapy approaches including EMDR, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, and more. You can find out more about these here.

Fees

Self-funded therapy sessions are typically charged at £115 per session, each session is 55 minutes. Some therapies may require longer appointments and are charged accordingly, we would always discuss this beforehand. 

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I am a registered clinician with BUPA and WPA health insurance providers.  Therapy appointments may be set at different rates depending on the rates set by that provider.

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© 2025 Dr Jess Rayner  Cheltenham, Cirencester, Gloucestershire                                         

Clinical Psychologist | Psychotherapy | EMDR CBT ACT CFT Mindfulness |

Therapy Anxiety Trauma Stress Burnout ADHD Autism Neurodivergence 

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