Jacqueline's approach and qualifications

Jacqueline works integratively, tailoring therapy to the needs, goals and circumstances of each individual or relationship. Rather than following a single therapeutic model, she draws on a range of evidence-informed approaches to help clients better understand themselves, improve communication and navigate complex emotional and relational difficulties.

Her work is collaborative, compassionate and direct. Clients often describe her as warm, down-to-earth and easy to talk to, while also appreciating her ability to guide difficult conversations with clarity and sensitivity. She creates a non-judgemental space where even the most personal or challenging subjects can be explored openly and respectfully.

Jacqueline believes that relationship and sexual difficulties rarely exist in isolation. They are often shaped by patterns of communication, attachment, life experiences, physical health and wider social or cultural influences. Therapy therefore focuses not only on reducing symptoms or resolving immediate problems, but on helping clients develop a deeper understanding of themselves, their relationships and the changes they wish to make.

Couples in Crisis

Jacqueline works with couples who feel their relationship has reached a crisis point. They may be caught in recurring patterns of conflict, feeling emotionally disconnected, struggling to communicate, or facing significant life events that have placed their relationship under strain. Many couples seek therapy when they are unsure whether their relationship can recover, while others want support to understand what has gone wrong before making decisions about the future.

Jacqueline offers a calm, balanced and non-judgemental space where both partners can feel heard without blame or taking sides. Working relationally and collaboratively, she helps couples slow difficult conversations down, understand the patterns that have developed between them, and strengthen communication, emotional safety and connection. Where appropriate, she also integrates psychosexual therapy when intimacy or sexual connection has been affected by emotional, relational or physical factors.

Infidelity, Betrayal and Relationship Repair

Jacqueline has particular expertise in supporting couples following infidelity, affairs and other breaches of trust. Alongside her clinical work, she teaches trainee relationship therapists in this area, helping them develop thoughtful and effective ways of working with betrayal, conflict and relationship repair.

Therapy provides a structured and supportive space to understand what has happened and the emotional impact on both partners. Whether couples wish to rebuild trust or are uncertain about the future of their relationship, Jacqueline helps them navigate these conversations with honesty, compassion and respect.

Her work focuses on making sense of the events leading up to the betrayal, improving communication, rebuilding trust and emotional intimacy where possible, and supporting couples to make informed decisions about the future of their relationship.

Women's Sexual Health and Wellbeing

Jacqueline supports women experiencing concerns relating to sexuality, sexual wellbeing, body image and intimate relationships at different stages of life.

She works with women experiencing changes in sexual desire, confidence and intimacy associated with perimenopause, menopause, pregnancy, illness, surgery and other significant life transitions. She also supports women experiencing shame, anxiety or discomfort relating to their bodies or sexuality, offering a compassionate and sex-positive space to explore these experiences without judgement.

Her work includes supporting women with low or absent sexual desire, desire discrepancy within relationships, reduced arousal, difficulties reaching orgasm, painful sex, vaginismus, vulval or pelvic pain, intimacy avoidance and the impact of body image on confidence, relationships and sexual wellbeing. Therapy is tailored to each woman's individual experiences, helping clients better understand the physical, emotional and relational factors affecting their sexual health.

Psychosexual Therapy

As a Clinical Sexologist and Psychosexual Psychotherapist, Jacqueline works with individuals, couples and throuples experiencing a wide range of sexual concerns and intimacy difficulties.

She supports clients experiencing erection difficulties, premature ejaculation, delayed ejaculation, orgasm difficulties, painful intercourse, vaginismus, low sexual desire, desire discrepancy, intimacy difficulties and changes in sexual confidence. Therapy considers both the physical and psychological factors contributing to these concerns, helping clients develop greater understanding, confidence and satisfaction in their intimate relationships.

Jacqueline also works with people exploring sex and relationship diversity, including questions around sexual orientation, gender identity and relationship structures. She supports people in monogamous and consensually non-monogamous relationships, and works with clients exploring BDSM, kink and fetishes. Her approach is sex-positive, inclusive and non-pathologising, creating a safe space where clients can discuss intimate concerns openly and without shame.

Problematic Pornography Use and Compulsive Sexual Behaviours

Jacqueline supports individuals and couples experiencing difficulties related to problematic pornography use and compulsive sexual behaviours, recognising the impact these can have on relationships, intimacy, self-esteem and emotional wellbeing.

Rather than approaching these behaviours through judgement or shame, Jacqueline works collaboratively with clients to understand the emotional, relational and psychological factors that may be maintaining them. Therapy focuses on increasing self-awareness, identifying healthier ways of meeting emotional needs and supporting lasting change that aligns with each client's values and relationship goals.

Where pornography use or compulsive sexual behaviours have affected a relationship, Jacqueline also works with couples to rebuild communication, trust and intimacy while supporting both partners to understand the impact these experiences have had on the relationship.