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Jan Bradley, PACFA
Australia
PACFA counsellor - stress and anxiety
See online therapy options- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Practical skills
About Jan
Jan Bradley is a PACFA counsellor with six years' clinical experience in Australia. She has worked as both a counsellor and a mental health nurse and helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, motivation, and coping with life changes.
Jan draws on direct clinical and lived experience when she talks through problems with clients. She aims to help people name unhelpful thoughts and notice patterns that keep difficulties going. Sessions focus on practical steps and simple skills that can be practised between meetings.
Her background includes work with compassion fatigue and workplace bullying. She also supports people dealing with chronic pain, illness, communication problems, and issues linked to pregnancy, separation and grief. Jan lists panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, social anxiety and women’s issues among the areas she addresses.
Jan uses a blend of approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centred methods, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy and mindfulness. In session she helps people try different ways of responding to stressful thoughts and feelings, then checks what actually helps.
She encourages a straightforward, respectful working style. Conversations are aimed at finding clearer thinking and better coping strategies. People who want concrete skills and short, focused steps tend to do well with this approach.
Using CBT and related approaches in online sessions
Jan commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test more helpful ways of thinking and acting. CBT sessions typically include clear goals, practical exercises and short homework tasks to try between meetings, which can suit people who want structured and measurable steps.She also draws on client-centred methods that focus on the person’s own perspective and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy that adds skills for regulating strong emotions and improving distress tolerance. Client-centred work emphasises listening and clarification, while DBT offers concrete techniques for managing intense feelings and crises.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Jan will work with the client to decide which methods fit their goals and situation, and will adjust techniques as progress is reviewed. This is a collaborative process that looks at what helps in practice.
The therapist's biography does not state which online formats are used, so please confirm the current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. Many people find that the same practical CBT and skills-based work can be done through remote sessions when the approach matches their needs.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she focus on?
Jan works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue. She also addresses related problems like panic attacks, workplace issues and chronic illness.
How would she describe her therapeutic approach?
She uses a practical blend of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centred methods, DBT, EFT and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses.
What is her professional background?
Jan has six years of professional experience and has worked as both a counsellor and a mental health nurse, bringing clinical and lived experience to sessions.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with PACFA and practices in Australia.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside Australia work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and the subscription handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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