Janet Kwegan, BACP

Janet Kwegan is a counsellor with over 10 years' experience in health and community settings. She has worked in the NHS, a hospice, a bereavement agency, a cancer support centre, a perinatal mental health charity, a women’s centre and a men’s counselling service. Janet draws on a range of approaches to match what each person needs. Her work is grounded in an existential outlook. She looks at how someone uniquely experiences life rather than judging their feelings. Sessions focus on relationships, identity, values, choices and a sense of purpose. Janet uses practical therapies such as cognitive behavioural ideas alongside client-centred ways of working. She also draws on attachment-focused and emotion-focused ideas when those perspectives fit what someone brings. The aim is to use methods that help people notice patterns and try different ways of coping. People contact Janet for a wide range of concerns. Typical topics include anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, parenting stresses, work and career worries, eating and sleeping difficulties, chronic illness and caring responsibilities. She offers a calm, non-judgemental space to talk through difficult times or life transitions. Sessions are intended to help people make clearer choices, manage stress and build tools for day-to-day living. Janet speaks English and Yoruba and practises in the United Kingdom under the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work explores patterns in how people relate to others. It looks at early relationship patterns and what people do now when they feel close, threatened or rejected, which can help with relationship, intimacy or attachment concerns.

Client-centred therapy centres on listening and understanding. The therapist gives space for people to tell their story and follows their lead, which can be useful when someone wants support to make sense of life changes or choices.

Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviours. It is practical and often used for anxiety, low mood, sleep or eating challenges.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Janet will work collaboratively to decide what to try, combining ideas from different approaches to match a person's goals and preferences. That discussion happens early and can change as work progresses.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be delivered. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-in meetings when needed. It also offers a way to continue regular sessions if you are managing chronic illness, caring responsibilities or other practical constraints.