Jenny Poirier

I am a Registered BACP Accredited Counsellor. I work in an integrative, relational way blending different ideas as I work with each individual. I see the professional therapeutic relationship as a transformational thing in itself. I use Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Person-Centred, Attachment Based Psychodynamic Theory and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in my work.
I specialise in working with trauma, grief in its many forms, including pregnancy and infant loss and with the impact of physical illness.
I aim to provide a compassionate, accepting space for people to explore, understand themself and their relationships more deeply.
I’ve worked as a qualified counsellor since 1995 in the NHS, voluntary & charitable sector and in private practice.
Between June 2016 and March 2025 I worked for The Lullaby Trust supporting families who experienced the sudden and unexpected death of a baby or young child.
I also worked as a bereavement counsellor for Teddy’s Wish between May 2022 – April 2024, Providing short term online counselling to bereaved parents; couples and individuals after SIDS, stillbirth or neonatal death in the early months of their grief, up until 18 months post loss.
I have personal experience of first and early second trimester miscarriage.
Specialist experience
EMDR for trauma, Bereavement counsellor with Teddy’s Wish 2022-2024, Member of Lullaby Trust support team June 2016- March 2025
Qualifications
Registered BACP Accredited Counsellor
Diploma in Counselling, 1996, CSCT
EMDR theory and practice parts 1-4, EMDR Works 2015
Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling 2021
I undertaken professional development training with Petals and Child Bereavement UK on Supporting Parents Following Baby Loss &
Perinatal Mental Health and LGBTQ+ Inclusivity Training with Lucy Wainwright-Guasp in 2024
Do you offer online or in person appointments?
I offer both in person and online appointments.
Fee structure
£70 for a 60 minute session, limited number of reduced fee places subject to availability.
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