Jayne Archer Therapy · Coaching · Supervision Book a free 30-min consultation

Bristol · face to face and online

Therapy, coaching and supervision in Bristol

I'm Jayne Archer, a BACP accredited therapist. I work with adults who want to understand what is going on, change patterns that no longer serve them, or find a steadier way forward — in a room on Cheltenham Road, or online.

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  • BACP accredited
  • 13 years in practice
  • 5.0 from 6 reviews

Cheltenham Road, Bristol · online · walk and talk from March to October

Four ways to work

One practice, four kinds of conversation.

Therapy and coaching for what is happening in your life now, supervision for the professionals who hold other people's work, and an eight-week course for burnout, fatigue and pain.

  • 01

    Therapy

    For what feels stuck, painful or hard to make sense of. Weekly counselling, face to face or online, at your pace.

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  • 02

    Coaching

    For a change you are ready to make. Present and future focused, goal led, with practical thinking between sessions.

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  • 03

    Supervision

    For counsellors, psychotherapists and allied professionals who need a reflective, ethical space to think about their work.

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  • 04

    Mindfulness

    An eight-week, one-to-one course for burnout, chronic fatigue and pain. Structured, gentle — and not a cure.

    Read about the course

Therapy

A confidential space to make sense of things.

Sometimes it helps to say things out loud to someone who is not in the middle of it. Therapy is that space — regular, confidential, and led by you.

Counselling · £65 for 50 minutes

People come for all sorts of reasons, and you do not need to be in crisis or have a mental health problem to benefit. It can be a place for growth, reflection and personal development, as much as for the things that hurt.

What we might work on

  • Understanding, processing and regulating feelings and emotions
  • Challenging unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours
  • Making sense of your family system and related childhood experiences
  • Improving your sense of self worth and building on your strengths
  • Improving boundaries and communication in relationships
  • Finding a sense of meaning, purpose and belonging

Where to start

Start wherever you feel comfortable. The first few sessions are a settling-in phase, getting to know more about you and what has brought you here. There is no pressure to dive in; working at the right pace matters more than getting anywhere quickly. You lead the direction of the work, and we look at how things are affecting you now as well as what came before.

What a session is like

Therapy is not a quick fix and sustainable change can take time, but small steps can make a difference to how you feel. Some sessions will feel challenging, particularly if you are working with something that has been around for a long time, and you may feel more tender than usual afterwards. That is normal. It is fine to bring the whole of you — crying and swearing included. We check in regularly about how it is going, and think about what might help between sessions.

Why the body is part of it

My core training is integrative, with further training in body psychotherapy, IFS and nervous-system work. Talking matters — we need our minds on board to process what has happened — but sometimes we need something more to feel a shift. Listening to what your body is carrying can deepen your understanding of your own needs, limits and boundaries.

  • Fee£65 / 50 min
  • In BristolTuesday, Thursday, Friday
  • OnlineMonday and Tuesday

Coaching

For a change you are ready to make.

Coaching is for anyone looking to move forward, make changes or head in a new direction. It is collaborative and solution focused, and it stays close to the present and the future.

Coaching · £70 for 60 minutes

Both therapy and coaching are led by you. The main difference is focus: coaching takes account of what has happened, but the work is generally forward facing. You set the goals or intentions; my role is to listen, offer motivation and support, and help you navigate what gets in the way. I won't tell you what to do or hand you advice, but I will support you to find your own solutions.

What a session is like

Sessions can be explorative or structured, depending on what you bring. I am a therapeutic coach, which means I also draw on my therapeutic training to work with the beliefs and patterns underneath the goal — sometimes the seeds of doubt, and of our potential, are sown earlier in life. Practical and creative tools, and reflective work between sessions, often move things along.

Areas I have worked in

  • Building self-confidence and overcoming low self-esteem
  • The strengths and talents of a neurodiverse mind
  • Overcoming overwhelm, stress and burnout
  • Understanding needs and setting better boundaries
  • Improving work and life balance
  • Running a solo business more efficiently
  • More meaningful and purposeful career choices
  • Planning and prioritising workflow
  • Clearer decisions about big life changes and transitions

Coaching is not a quick fix either, but I have seen people make significant shifts in how they approach their lives.

  • Fee£70 / 60 min
  • WhereOnline or face to face
  • LengthShort or long term

Supervision

A reflective space for your work, and for you.

Supervision is where professionals think out loud about their work — safely, honestly, and with someone who is not their manager.

Supervision · £60 per hour · £80 for 1.5 hours

It is a space for learning, development and reflection. Regular supervision supports you to work safely and ethically, to develop knowledge, skills and competence, and to look after your own wellbeing as a practitioner. A supervisor will not offer advice or tell you what to do, but will work alongside you to develop your own insights and solutions.

The work we do can be emotionally challenging, especially where there are difficult dynamics or where your role carries responsibility for other people's wellbeing. We will explore relational dynamics, client welfare, ethical dilemmas and your own professional development. My understanding of safeguarding and risk comes from years of work with vulnerable adults and young people in organisational settings.

Who it is for

Qualified and student counsellors and psychotherapists, and allied health professionals in non-clinical roles. I tailor supervision to your modality, level of training and ethical framework.

Settings I have supervised in

  • Adult mental health and therapy organisations, including IAPT services
  • Digital and online mental health services for young people and adults
  • Schools, further and higher education
  • Young people's mental health and counselling services
  • Sexual health, and drug and alcohol agencies
  • Sexual and domestic abuse and violence services

Our work is considered within an anti-oppressive framework — becoming more aware of our own bias so that we can attend to the impact of power and difference in the therapeutic relationship.

  • Fee£60 per hour
  • Longer session£80 for 1.5 hours
  • ConcessionTherapists in training

1:1 mindfulness course

Eight weeks, one to one, for burnout, fatigue and pain.

A bespoke, structured mindfulness-based course for managing chronic fatigue, pain and burnout — adapted for the psychological and physiological impact of energy-limiting conditions.

The course slowly guides you through a structured programme, one week at a time. It incorporates MBCT (mindfulness-based cognitive therapy) and MBSR (mindfulness-based stress reduction), and it is adapted specifically for people living with these conditions.

I trained in mindfulness-based therapy with Fiona McKechnie, an occupational therapist who has worked in the field of fatigue and ME since 1999. We focus on how to bring mindfulness into everyday life, including daily guided practice, worksheets and reflective work between sessions.

The programme is not a cure for fatigue or pain-based conditions, stress or burnout. The approach can help to build capacity and space to manage daily challenges with more care, compassion and attention.

Fees on enquiry — the course is arranged individually, so get in touch and we can talk it through.

Ask about the course

What the eight weeks cover

  1. 01Resourcing ourselves
  2. 02Navigating challenging times
  3. 03Understanding the nervous system
  4. 04Managing thought patterns
  5. 05Resting
  6. 06Building our window of tolerance
  7. 07Mindful movement
  8. 08Developing self compassion
Jayne Archer, BACP accredited therapist and coach in Bristol, photographed outdoors
Jayne Archer · Bristol

About Jayne

Human first, therapist second.

I am a BACP accredited therapist and have been in practice for 13 years. I am down to earth, open to challenge, and I aim to bring lightness and humour where it helps, so that you can be fully yourself and we can build a collaborative working relationship.

I entered the helping professions in my mid-twenties and have spent over 20 years working with children, young people and adults across the charity, NHS, public, education and private sectors — youth and community work, counselling, sexual health, mental health, drug and alcohol support, and domestic and sexual abuse services. I later moved into supervisory and senior leadership roles, supporting local, regional and national teams.

Even with experience, boundaries and self-care in place, I began to experience the psychological and physiological impact of stress. For a long time I tried to push through, even though my body and mind were telling me to stop. After cycles of burnout and chronic illness, I recognised that I needed to untangle myself from patterns and coping mechanisms that no longer served me.

You can't pour from an empty cup.

None of us are superhuman, and we can all feel the pressure to be productive in every area of life. For me, sustaining my wellbeing meant protecting my energy, learning to rest, slowing down, listening to my body and — hardest of all — asking for help. I share this so you know a little more about me on a human level. It does not make me an expert on your experience. My aim is to work alongside you to find your own way through.

My biggest wish is to support you to find your own way to health, however that looks.

Working within difference and diversity

I recognise the personal, cultural and structural barriers that oppression creates, particularly when they hold people back from seeking support. I aim to work in an ethical, intersectional and anti-oppressive way, and I offer LGBTQIA+ allied, neurodiversity affirming and culturally responsive therapy.

How I work

I hold BACP membership, an enhanced DBS certificate and indemnity insurance. I work to the BACP code of ethics, my work is supervised by a suitably qualified professional, and I take part in regular CPD and in my own therapy and coaching. I work short and long term, predominantly with people aged 18 and over. If you are a parent or carer looking for support for a young person, do ask me about my background in young people's mental health.

  • 20+years in the helping professions
  • 13years in practice
  • 18+adults, short or long term

Training and qualifications

  • Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling — Iron Mill College
  • Diploma in Supervision, advanced training status — NCPS
  • ACC in Coaching, ICF accredited — Optimus Coaching Academy
  • Certificate in Counselling — University of the West of England
  • PG Dip Youth and Community Work — University of St Mark and St John
  • BA (Hons) Drama and Education Studies — University of St Mark and St John
  • Working with Shame — Carolyn Spring
  • Walk and Talk Therapy — Creative Counsellors
  • Body Psychotherapy for Therapists — Tim Brown
  • Mindfulness Teacher Training for Fatigue — Fiona McKechnie
  • Transitioning to Internal Family Systems
  • Neurodiversity in Coaching — Animas Coach Academy
  • Professional Certificate in Transpersonal Therapy — Iron Mill College

Fees

What it costs, plainly.

The first conversation is free, and there is no obligation to continue afterwards.

  • Consultation Free Up to 30 minutes, online
  • Face to face counselling £65 50 minutes · Cheltenham Road, Bristol
  • Online counselling £65 50 minutes
  • Coaching £70 60 minutes · online or face to face
  • Walk and talk counselling £65 50 minutes · between March and October
  • Supervision £60 / hour £80 for 1.5 hours · concession for therapists in training
  • Face to face sessions are on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in a light, airy room on Cheltenham Road. At busy times I may hold a waiting list for face-to-face work.
  • Online sessions are on Mondays and Tuesdays, for anyone who prefers to meet virtually or is not based in Bristol.
  • Walk and talk therapy runs between March and October. Places are limited depending on my current caseload.
  • Supervision is offered face to face and online, with a concession for therapists in training.
Book a free 30-min consultation or call 07591 914975

In their words

One client, in her own words.

Jayne is an intuitive and insightful coach whose empathic and proactive skills have led me to question, challenge and change the behavioural patterns that affect many of my decisions. Since working together I have become more mindful and aware of the constraints of my own thinking. I would 100% recommend her.

Dyanne, Bristol

Contact

Start with a free 30-minute conversation.

It is a chance to say a little about what you are looking for, ask anything you want to ask, and decide whether I feel like the right fit. No preparation needed.