About me
My name is Janey I am a registered and accredited counsellor/therapist with The British Association of counsellors and psychotherapists. I am also a qualified EMDR therapist (EMDR Europe). I am trained integratively, which means I can draw from several therapeutic approaches. This means that I can tailor the therapy to be very personal to you. I have 25 yrs of experience working with individuals and families struggling with their emotional health. If you are struggling to cope with anxiety or depression, with your moods, thoughts, anger issues, relationships, life's stresses or have experienced abuse/ trauma recently or in the past and would like to work through these issues, I would be happy to help. I currently work with uk emergency services providing general counselling, trauma therapy and EMDR.
I also have specialist training and experience in working with antenatal and postnatal parents. I have personal lived experience of post natal anxiety. I offer counselling for antenatal and postnatal depression and anxiety, birth trauma, tokophobia (fear of childbirth), bonding/attachment issues, fertility issues and miscarriage/pregnancy loss. Deciding to conceive, expecting and having a baby can evoke many strong emotions from past experiences. Pregnancy and birth especially if they were difficult can cause traumatic responses this in turn may trigger anxiety, low mood, feelings of detachment and feelings of being unable to cope for both parents.
I offer a professional, caring, calm, confidential and therapeutic space where clients can safely explore their issue without judgement. I am particularly influenced by person centred theory and agree with the belief that everyone has the capacity to heal, grow and are the expert in overcoming their difficulties in order to move on with their lives.
Training, qualifications & experience
Years in Practice: 27 Years
EMDR Therapsit (EMDR Europe)
Diploma in therapeutic counselling level 4
Level 6 training in Image Rescripting.
Membership: British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy / Registered Member (accredited)
Training: Registered Health Visitor (retired) / 1995.
I have a wealth of training in working with perinatal mental health, infant mental health and in training other professionals in this area.
Additional Credentials
- Certificate: Warwick university / Babies in mind / 2017
- Diploma: NMC / Registered Genereal nurse (retired) / 1991
- BICA foundation course for infertility counselling CPBAB accredited.
- Solihul Parenting and train the trainer quailifiaction.
- Making Birth Matter modular training course for working with. birth trauma.
- Maudsley Simulation training
- Supporting parents through miscarriage, infant loss and subsequent pregnancies -Foundation of Infant Loss.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
- Antenatal and post natal illness
- Birth trauma
- Bonding and attachment issues
- Infant mental health
- Fertility Issues
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Additional information
£80 per session. (50mins)
First assessment session is free.
When I work
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I offer sessions via zoom and telephone. I also offer face to face sessions locally in Canterbury. I have a small number of evening and weekend sessions available on request.
Further information
I have volunteered for a local domestic abuse charity working with clients who are struggling with the effects of abusive and coercive relationships. I have also a volunteered as a counsellor for a local 'not for profit' counselling service working with a wide range of clients. I also work as an external counsellor for a large emergency service organisation , where the majority of my work is with front line workers who have witnessed or experienced high levels of stress and trauma. I have extensive training and experience in working with new and expectant parents who are struggling with their mental health in pregnancy and after delivery. I have training in working with anxiety/depression and trauma from pregnancy, delivery and the perinatal period and historical trauma. I am experienced in working with bonding and attachment issues. I am a quailed infertility counsellor and have spent many years campaigning for access to appropriate counselling for mums and dads in the perinatal arena. I am passionate about raising the profile of the needs of both parents suffering with their mental health.
