Jeff Compton
Experienced counsellor for relationship and life challenges
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About Jeff
Jeff Compton is a counsellor with 46 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. He supports people who are struggling with relationship problems, family tensions, trauma and abuse, intimacy difficulties, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions and grief. He also helps with eating and sleeping issues, parenting pressures, anger, self-esteem and coping with major life changes.
Jeff works in a respectful and non-judgemental way. He listens first and then tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps that people can try between meetings as well as talking through patterns that keep problems going. His background includes a mix of therapy styles such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy.
He draws on these approaches to suit the issue at hand rather than using a single method for everyone. People often come to therapy feeling stuck after trying other solutions. Jeff aims to help them unpick those patterns and find different ways forward that feel more manageable.
He can also support people who have shown difficult behaviours and want to change how they relate to others. Jeff holds the NCPS credential, which appears with his name. Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
To start, users follow the service sign-up process and schedule according to availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 46
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- NCS22-02000
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Jeff's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Jeff works with
Everything Jeff lists, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jeff lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Jeff works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your goals and preferences and help decide which methods are most useful. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, or allow shorter check-ins when time is limited. They also let people use quieter surroundings, avoid being on camera, or choose a method that suits their schedule. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt these approaches so therapeutic work continues effectively when meeting remotely.
Questions and answers
What kinds of concerns does Jeff work with?
He supports people with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, depression, anxiety, stress, addictions and grief, plus a range of related difficulties such as body image and communication problems.
What is his therapeutic style like?
The approach is respectful and practical. He listens closely, tailors conversations to each person, and suggests steps to try between sessions.
How much professional experience does he have?
He brings 46 years of professional experience working with people across many relationship and personal challenges.
What credentials and country is he based in?
He lists NCPS as his credential and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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