Jenny Kentfield

Jungian Analytical Psychotherapist
&
Psychodynamic Counsellor

Welcome

I am a qualified Jungian Analytical Psychotherapist and experienced Psychodynamic Counsellor working in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
I initially trained as a psychodynamic counsellor with Gloucestershire Counselling Service (GCS) before undertaking more in depth training with the Analytical Psychotherapy Training: Birmingham (APT) at West Midlands Institute of Psychotherapy (WMIP).

Psychotherapy And Counselling

Psychodynamic counselling is a talking therapy rooted in psychoanalysis. It explores how early childhood experiences, unconscious thoughts, and repressed memories shape current behaviour, emotions, and relationships. Sessions usually take place once a week, on the same day and at the same time. My aim is to provide a safe space for you to talk freely and without censorship. Together, we can begin to shed light on what brings you to therapy now and how this may relate to your past experiences. Often, people seek therapy after a specific life event—such as a bereavement or the ending of a relationship—or because they are experiencing a general lack of direction.
Analytic psychotherapy can be useful for people wth long-standing, deeply rooted, difficulties. This includes depression, chronic low mood, suicidal thoughts, self-harm, unresolved childhood trauma and complex relational difficulties. I particularly work with people who want to gain a deeper understanding of themselves with a desire to discover their full potential. The process is principally led by you helping you examine your life and actions in a deeply reflective way. The defense mechanisms you may have relied on in the past have probably been very necessary, yet they might not serve you well when it comes to your current relationships. As a Jungian analytic psychotherapist, I am trained to work with patients up to three times a week, usually with the patient on a couch. This more intensive framework helps facilitate deep change for long-standing issues that cause emotional distress. You may not always know why you behave or feel a certain way. Together, within the safety of a therapeutic relationship with firm boundaries we can find a language for your experiences. By exploring your present circumstances, working with dreams, and redirecting feelings from past relationships onto the therapist through the transference, it can be possible to make lasting change.

Fees

My fee for once weekly work is £65 for a 50 minute session and may be a little less for more frequent work. I hold the session time and space for each individual which means I do charge for missed and cancelled sessions.
For those on a low income I will consider offering a lower fee, and this will always be explored fully with you.

Contact

m: 07772 465917
e: [email protected]
Normandy House, 305-309 High St, Cheltenham, GL50 3HW.

Contact can be made via email or phone using the details above. I aim to respond within 2-3 days.
We can then arrange an intial consultation to discuss what has led you to get in touch as well as your hopes and expectations of therapy.
We will also discuss the frequency of sessions. A higher frequency can be helpful when working through longer lasting or particularly distressing areas of difficulty.

Useful Links

I am a member of the following professional organisations:
West Midlands Institute of Psychotherapy (WMIP) https://wmip.org/
Gloucestershire Counselling Service (GCS) https://gloscounselling.org.uk/
My registration is with the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC) https://www.bpc.org.uk
Training: https://apt-birmingham.co.uk/