About Jackie

Jackie is a qualified Psychotherapist, Hypnotherapist, NLP Practitioner, Coach and Counsellor practising at the Self Centre, Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk.  She also teaches spiritual development and awareness.

Jackie was brought up in Blackpool and spent several years in the RAF before embarking on an administrative route as a Personal Assistant for various large companies. In December 2000 she began her own business as a Wellness Consultant, attending many personal development and skills workshops and spent the next few years advising people on their nutritional needs, weight loss and how to raise their self-esteem. Through this she gained experience in life-coaching, helping people to re-evaluate their lives and give them the confidence and the necessary tools to pursue their goals and dreams.

After personal experience of counselling and hypnotherapy, she decided to learn psychotherapeutic methods in order to help others and gained her Hypnotherapy and Psychology qualification after three and a half years with the prestigious School of Analytical Counselling and Hypnotherapy (www.sachinternational.com ).  She also spent the Summers of 2006 and 2007 in Estonia attending CPD workshops in ‘understanding the masks we all wear in public’ and ‘opening up the heart – to be our true self.’

Throughout her professional development Jackie had undertaken a huge spiritual transformation and this has a strong influence on her attitude to life and work with her clients.  She is constantly developing herself as a therapist either through self study, reading and CPD.  Her next step has naturally taken her focus towards children following the birth of her baby boy in March 2010.  Currently she is studying child psychology and training as a Play Therapist to enable her to branch out into working with parents and their children.  She also does volunteer work at the local Children’s Centre as a Community Parent.

Jackie is a member of THE GENERAL HYPNOTHERAPY STANDARDS COUNCIL (GHSC). The GHR (The General Hypnotherapy Register) is the registering agency for the GHSC and all registered practitioners are fully insured and follow a strict code of ethics and practice.