Janette McManus
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About me
My history
I have worked within the NHS for over 30 years, which has helped me relate to a diverse community and helps me to help others through adversity. I now work in Private Practice, which offers individuals time and space to talk, search for meaning and find connection to their true self without judgement. I have worked hard on my own self development and self-awareness, which enables me to support and empathise with my clients through their unique experiences.
What can I help you with?
I offer online or face to face counselling sessions within a private, comfortable and accessible setting.
If you are feeling that you are struggling to cope or find clarity at the moment, I can help with anything that you feel is preventing you from being the best version of yourself. You may feel lost, confused or overwhelmed with your experience and emotions. I guide you to make sense of how you are feeling. and to put things into perspective. My practice is based on a Humanistic, person-centred model, which supports and guides you to explore your issues and what matters to you. I am passionate about helping you through your process of self-awareness, to promote healing and positive life changes.
What to expect:
It can be a bit daunting if you are coming to counselling for the 1st time. You may feel apprehensive and uncertain. However, curiosity and uncertainty is okay as it helps you to look within yourself. You may struggle to open up and talk about yourself. However, counselling can help you become more comfortable with that. It can take time to feel better and it takes a level of engagement and commitment from you the client. I am passionate about supporting you and being along side you, every step of the way, to help you towards finding your own answers. My practice may also involves the use of relaxation/grounding and mindfulness techniques, self-care support resources and psychoeducation, to help you to understand your experiences.
Women's Issues:
Due to personal and professional experiences, I have a specific interest in supporting women who are feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from self. Whether this is due to a significant life changing event such as:
- childhood
- pregnancy
- birth
- postnatal
- menopause
- grief & loss
- relationship/family issues
- trauma
Or may be you are currently feeling lost and finding it difficult to function in your daily life. I can support and guide you to process and understand your experience and emotions, towards reconnection to self-empowerment.
My aims are to help you to:
- feel heard
- let go of what is holding you back
- feel safe and less traumatised
- increase your self confidence
- feel more empowered
- find ways to cope and function
- to understand your process
To support my practice, I am also a Trauma Informed Therapist. I can offer The Rewind Technique to help you to regain control over intrusive, involuntary memories that are affecting your quality of life.
Men's Issues:
I also offer my service to men. I highly value and enjoy supporting men through their personal issues. In particular:
- dealing with high pressure and expectation on self
- understanding and processing suppressed emotions
- loss of identity
- fear & anger
Note:
Also, I currently work in Association with Edge Hill University (with Counselling & Psychotherapy Students), Problem Shared (Private & Students) and Health Assured platforms (Employee Assistance Programme).
Unfortunately I do not work with children or families. Also, I cannot work with relatives of my clients.
Training, qualifications & experience
Qualifications
- Rewind Therapy (RT) for trauma
- Counselling & Psychotherapy BA (Hons) - Person-Centred Experiential Therapy
- Member of The British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (MBACP)
- RGN & Diploma in Midwifery (RM)- I trained and worked as a Nurse and a Midwife (30 years experience)
Experience
Private Practice since 2019
Health Assured (current) - Associate Counsellor, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Problem Shared (current) - Associate Counsellor, privately & university Student Counsellor
Edge Hill University (current)- Associate Counsellor for Counselling & Psychotherapy students
Betterhelp platform (previous) -Associate Counsellor
Family Welfare (charity organisation) - Counsellor for care home staff (post Covid Pandemic)
NHS -IAPT Counsellor (pre/during/post the Covid Pandemic)
NHS - Occupational Health Counsellor for NHS Staff (pre/during/post the Covid Pandemic)
Although it had its challenges, It has been an absolute honour to have worked in the NHS for so many years. It enabled me to gain a quality of experience and I have met some lovely people along the way, that have helped me to do what I am doing today for my clients. My previous experience enabled me to have the opportunity to help NHS clients and staff during covid, which was a very emotionally challenging time for everyone.
Working for Family Welfare gave be valued experience of planning and implementing a programme of Counselling for staff and residents within Care Homes, recovering from the traumatic effects of the Pandemic. Once again I met some lovely people and gained a quality of experience.
Working on a variety of platforms within my private practice has enabled me to gain valuable experience within diverse communities across the country. I have had experience in counselling clients with many issues that are affecting their lives, including:
- bereavement
- trauma
- work related stress & burnout
- abuse
- anxiety
- depression
- panic attacks
- Women's health issues
- men's issues
- LGBTQ
- Cultural issues
- covid related issues
- obsessive-compulsive disorders (OCD)
- relationship breakup
I continue to be passionate about ongoing learning and training to enhance my practice and help my clients progress.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred).
Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision.
Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training.
All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Counselling Sessions - 1 hour, face to face or online
When I work
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Monday - Thursday: 09.00 - 5.30pm
