{"id":50,"date":"2025-12-01T01:05:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T01:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jaceklaasertherapy.co.uk\/?page_id=50"},"modified":"2026-01-11T16:55:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:55:31","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jaceklaasertherapy.co.uk\/?page_id=50","title":{"rendered":"Who I am"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who I am<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b02886af wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"756\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jaceklaasertherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-11-at-16.54.03-756x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-538 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jaceklaasertherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-11-at-16.54.03-756x1024.png 756w, https:\/\/jaceklaasertherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-11-at-16.54.03-221x300.png 221w, https:\/\/jaceklaasertherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-11-at-16.54.03-768x1040.png 768w, https:\/\/jaceklaasertherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-11-at-16.54.03-1134x1536.png 1134w, https:\/\/jaceklaasertherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Screenshot-2026-01-11-at-16.54.03.png 1398w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>I\u2019m a qualified therapist working with adults and adolescents, with four years of experience in the field of mental health. I have supported people with a range of difficulties, including depression, anxiety, and personality disorders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alongside my work in psychotherapy with adults, I have experience working across various mental health settings, including crisis services, supporting children in residential care whose lives have been affected by trauma, and working within mental health and neurodiversity services at academic institutions in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am a fully registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and adhere strictly to their Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Qualifications and Credentials<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>MSc Psychology of Mental Health (BPS-accredited)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PgCert COSCA Counselling Skills<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PgDip Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MSc Psychoanalytic Observation: Therapeutic Work with Children and Young People (ongoing)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IOPA Psychoanalysis Foundation Course<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BACP Registered Member (MBACP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized has-custom-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/jaceklaasertherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BACP-Logo-417080-3-1024x457.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"has-border-color wp-image-313\" style=\"border-color:#5c3a18;border-width:6px;border-top-left-radius:3px;border-top-right-radius:3px;border-bottom-left-radius:3px;border-bottom-right-radius:3px;aspect-ratio:2.2407836388907274;width:342px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jaceklaasertherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BACP-Logo-417080-3-1024x457.png 1024w, https:\/\/jaceklaasertherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BACP-Logo-417080-3-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/jaceklaasertherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BACP-Logo-417080-3-768x343.png 768w, https:\/\/jaceklaasertherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BACP-Logo-417080-3-1536x686.png 1536w, https:\/\/jaceklaasertherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/BACP-Logo-417080-3-2048x914.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who I am I\u2019m a qualified therapist working with adults and adolescents, with four years of experience in the field of mental health. 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