Jack Parnell-Driver 
Counselling Services

Contact Details:

Email: Jack@JPDCounselling.co.uk

Available for Video or Telephone Appointments

Jack Parnell-Driver 
BSc (Hons),GMBPsS, PGDip, MBACP (Accred)
Psychotherapeutic Counsellor
My pronouns are He/Him/His

My Approach

Hello, I'm Jack – a BACP accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor.

I offer online or telephone counselling, with both short-term and long-term support options. My approach is guided by you—I'll meet you where you are, and together, we can create a safe, supportive space to explore what's on your mind. This is your time to be heard and understood.

Starting therapy can feel overwhelming, but if you’re reading this, you’ve already taken an important step. Finding the right counsellor or therapist is key, which is why I offer a free 30-minute introductory session with no commitment required. This gives us a chance to meet and see if we’re a good fit.

Before you book, here’s a bit about me and how I work:

I draw primarily from person-centred and humanistic approaches, focusing on understanding your unique experiences and perspective. Together, we can explore what you're working through—whether it's uncovering your strengths, focusing on self-development, or finding ways to grow, heal, and feel more at ease with yourself and your situation, including any difficult life events you may be facing.

Professional Qualifications

University of Brighton 

PGDip Humanstic Psychotheraputic Counselling

Masters Level Professional Counselling Training. Accredited Course with British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). 

University of Greenwich 

BSc (Hons) Psychology with Counselling

Undergraduate Degree. Course Accredited by British Psychological Society (BPS) where I obtained my Graduate Basis for Chartered Membership (GMBPsS). 

Professional Background

About My Experience

I am a counsellor currently working within the NHS, where I hold dual roles: one in an NHS Talking Therapies Service and another in a Staff Psychological Support Service. In these roles, I provide therapeutic support to individuals facing mental health challenges and offer psychological care to NHS staff navigating the stresses of their work.

Before stepping into my current positions, I worked as a bereavement counsellor in a hospice, providing emotional and bereavement support to individuals and families during end-of-life care. This experience deepened my understanding of grief, loss, and the profound emotional needs of patients and their loved ones during some of the most difficult times in their lives.

I also spent several years with a mental health charity, where I specialised in counselling the LGBTQIA+ community. During this time, I developed expertise in providing affirming and empathetic care to individuals navigating identity, coming out, discrimination, and mental health challenges within the LGBTQIA+ population.

Before transitioning into counselling, I worked for over 10 years in the charity sector with a leading young people's mental health organisation, where I gained extensive experience supporting young people and advocating for mental health awareness and wellbeing.

My Specialisms are working with:

  • People struggling with life changes, transitions, identity, and decision making.
  • Sexuality and Gender Identity and People from the LGBTQIA+ Community.
  • Parents/Carers of young people with mental health problems.
  • Working with professionals and work-based stress (including Health Care Professionals such as NHS Workers, Key Workers and people who work within the charity sector).
  • People who have experienced loss, grief, or a bereavement.
  • People who have a chronic or terminal illness.

Areas of Interest:

Anxiety, depression, stress, problems at work, loss/grief/bereavement, life changes, decision making, LGBTQIA+.

Above is a summary of the areas I work with, however I believe our connection is the most important thing. If you contact me we can discuss sessions and we can decide together whether we can work together in a free 30 minute intro session (details below).

 

Cost & Fees

£50 per 50-minute session

  • First 30-minute introductory session is free and will take place via Zoom or over the phone.
  • Online and phone sessions are charged at the same rate.
  • I can work short-term or long-term depending on your needs.
  • I typically suggest meeting on a weekly basis as this helps with continuity, however we can be flexible on this.

What happens next?

 

  • We can schedule a free 30 minute introductory session where we will have a chance for us to meeting  and decide whether we want to proceed. The intro session may include getting to hear what your looking for in a counsellor and what areas you'd like to work on.
  • I offer remote sessions on Zoom or on the Telephone.
  • I have availability during the week both in the daytimes and evenings. We can discuss session times when we meet.  

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Contact

You can complete the contact form on the right or email directly on: 
Jack@JPDCounselling.co.uk 

Jack Parnell-Driver

Psychotherapeutic Counsellor

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