Marlene Jenas, BACP

Marlene Jenas brings eleven years of experience to her practice and works from a person-centred approach. She offers a calm, listening presence for people who feel overwhelmed by strong emotions. Marlene explains things simply and helps people find words for what they are feeling. Her sessions are 45 minutes long and focus on creating space to talk without judgement or unsolicited advice. She aims to help people reconnect with themselves and make sense of grief, loss, and life changes at a pace that suits them. Conversations are guided by the client’s needs rather than a fixed agenda. Marlene commonly supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and bipolar mood concerns. She also helps with relationship and family issues, parenting strains, intimacy worries, self-esteem, career stress and compassion fatigue. Addictions, trauma and abuse, eating and food-related concerns, grief and anger are also within her practice. Additional areas she works with include abandonment, adoption and foster care matters, attachment issues, communication problems, divorce and separation, and fatherhood questions. There is also experience addressing hoarding, infidelity, guilt and shame, and the emotional effects of ageing and geriatric issues. Marlene is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. She conducts sessions in English and does not take international clients. To begin, people follow the platform Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist’s availability.

How client-centred work fits with online counselling

Marlene uses a client-centred approach that focuses on listening and following the person’s lead. This style helps when someone needs space to talk about grief, loss, anxiety or life changes without feeling pushed toward specific solutions.

That same person-centred way of working means the therapist will prioritise what matters to the client in each session. Together they will check what helps and adapt the way they talk and set goals. Finding the right way of working is part of the process and decisions are made collaboratively based on needs and preferences.

If you are considering online therapy, check the available session formats before booking since this profile does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter or more frequent check-ins when helpful. They can also suit people who prefer not to use video or who need a simpler set-up due to bandwidth or time pressures. Confirm the exact session types offered when you complete the matching questionnaire so you can choose what fits your routine.