Hilary Jiggins, BACP
15 years in practice
Hilary Jiggins offers straightforward, practical therapy for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief and a wide range of emotional concerns.
License and registration
- BACP
- 162919 · expires March 2026
- Years in practice
- 15
- Languages
- English
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About Hilary
Hilary Jiggins offers straightforward, practical therapy for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief and a wide range of emotional concerns. She keeps language simple and works with each person to decide what will help most. Hilary treats people with kindness and aims to make therapy useful and understandable from the first session.
She combines evidence-based methods with a human-centred way of working. That means using tools drawn from cognitive behavioural therapy and DBT skills when they suit the issue, and shifting to longer, exploratory work where it helps to look at life history and patterns.
Background and approach
Emotionally-Focused Therapy is among the approaches she draws on to help people understand feelings and strengthen emotional connections. Hilary trained from a medical science background and stays up to date with research and guidance. She explains any suggestions she makes and the thinking behind them, so people can see why a particular technique is being used.
She can offer psychometric-style checks if someone wants a clearer way to track progress. Sessions can be adapted to how someone prefers to work. If structured approaches and practical steps feel difficult, Hilary will find creative alternatives that fit better than standard worksheets or homework.
For people who want deeper work, she can move into longer-term psychotherapy that uses the therapeutic relationship to explore how patterns developed and how they shape current life. She is clear when longer therapy may be needed and will suggest referral if a different specialist would be a better fit.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Hilary lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Co-morbidity
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Hilary names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapeutic approaches translate to online work
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) focuses on understanding and working with emotions. It helps people identify core feelings, notice interaction patterns and create new ways of relating to themselves and others, which can ease relationship and attachment struggles.Client-Centred Therapy emphasises the person’s experience and pace. The counsellor offers empathy, non-judgemental listening and acceptance, which helps people feel heard and able to find their own answers.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It offers practical tools and short exercises to reduce symptoms like anxiety and low mood and to build coping skills.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. Hilary will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she may blend techniques as needs change. The early sessions are used to agree a plan and to check what is helping.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a work break. Live chat and text messaging suit brief check-ins, written reflection and people who prefer not to use video. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to use approaches like EFT, CBT or person-centred work in ways that match a person's life and routines.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of issues can be addressed?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, self-esteem and many other emotional difficulties.
How would you describe the therapy style?
Hilary uses plain language and a collaborative style, blending practical techniques with more exploratory work when needed.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
She has around 15 years of experience working in charity and counselling settings alongside other training roles.
What credentials and location apply?
Hilary is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not taking international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost arranged for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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