Jess de Ayala

When life feels overwhelming, its ok to pause.

Reaching out for support can feel like a big step, and however you're arriving here - carrying depression, stress, low self-esteem, addiction, family or relationship issues - therapy together will provide a safe, supportive space for you to understand your inner world and how it shapes your life. 

Our work will support you to process the past and gain clarity in the present. Through building self-awareness in both mind and body, it becomes possible to make more conscious choices, strengthen resilience and move forward with a greater sense of self-trust, direction, and empowerment.

I believe it is truly possible to find or recover a sense of ease within yourself. However difficult things feel right now, I aim to support you to find this place and move towards a fulfilling, authentic life. Experiences such as emotional abuse, bullying, bereavement, addiction, stress, loneliness or challenging childhood experiences can leave us feeling trapped in painful patterns. My role is to help you explore what is happening beneath the surface, empowering you to move beyond the familiar with fresh insights that allow for real change.

We will work at your pace, in a space where all of you is welcome.

How I Work I am a trauma-informed Integrative Counsellor qualified to work with a wide range of mental health challenges. I am also trained in Psychospiritual Counselling which means I am able to draw dynamically on both evidence-based psychology alongside holistic approaches. I have experience working with the following modalities: Gestalt, CBT, DBT, Person-Centred Therapy, Emotional-focused therapy, Psychosynthesis, Ecopsychology and Transpersonal Approaches. 

As a meditator of over a decade and having worked with therapies that support connection with our bodies (dance, yoga, breathwork) I often bring in supportive tools that you can utilise to self-regulate and better manage your emotions and experiences. I draw on techniques like mindfulness, somatic experiencing, body-awareness and emotional-focussed therapy to support the work. It is through exploring our challenges on all levels that I believe the deepest healing can take place. 

A practical approach to lasting change:

·        A safe, non-judgemental space to be heard - slow down, build self-awareness and clarity.

·        Uncover the root causes of your current challenges

·        Break patterns that no longer serve you and build habits that do

·        Work with mind and body – this is not just talking. We will use experimentation and support you to learn tools that translate into real shifts in your daily life.

·        Our work focuses on insight and practical change, helping you develop new ways of relating to yourself and others.

Therapy with me may support you to:

Understand and reduce anxiety, GAD, panic attacks, and social anxiety. Work through depression, low mood, shame, and self-criticism. Improve self-esteem, self-confidence, and emotional regulation. Explore relationship issues, attachment patterns, and identity. Address addiction, unhealthy habits, compulsive behaviours. Heal from trauma and challenging childhood experiences. Navigate life transitions, divorce and separation, career stress, burnout, insomnia, loss or bereavement. Reconnect with meaning, values, and a sense of direction.

Who I Work With I embrace all aspects of humanness and warmly welcome diversity in all its forms, including LGBTQ+ clients, neurodivergent individuals, and those exploring identity, spirituality, or alternative relationship structures such as non-monogamy and polyamory.

I strive to ensure therapy feels safe, inclusive, affirming, and collaborative - I look forward to exploring together how we can tailor this work to support your individual needs.

Wherever you’re at right now, I believe with the right support, real change is possible….