Janine Hayter

Hi, I am Janine and I am an experienced psychotherapist/counsellor who works with adults and young people from my private therapy room at Hooton Business Centre which is on the Cheshire/Wirral border. I offer one to one therapy sessions as well as Critical Incident Stress Debriefing for organisations who's staff members have experienced a critical incident/traumatic event.

I can work with you if you are struggling with relationships? Therapy can help you  to work through issues with your partner and improve communication in a safe space. I also work with clients who struggle with anxiety, depression, self harm, suicidal ideation, intrusive thoughts, personality disorders, trauma, relationship issues, low self esteem or bullying issues. 

I have over 13 years experience of counselling and 30 years experience of working with adults and young people in education and community settings and I hold an enhanced certificate from the Disclosure Barring System so you can be reassured I am not barred from working with vulnerable adults and young people.

We work at your pace to explore why you have come to therapy and what you want to gain from sessions and put a working plan in place that works for you so that you can start to feel in control of your life and make the changes you want to make.

The therapeutic relationship is the most important thing when coming to therapy so I offer a safe, non judgemental and relaxed space where you are able to feel safe enough to share what is causing you distress.

I work with clients for either long and short-term face to face or online therapy. Short term therapy can be for 6 – 12 sessions and can focus on CBT techniques to give you the tools and strategies you can incorporate into your life. Long term therapy is over a longer period of time and uses psychodynamic therapy to explore your past experiences and help you to understand the influence of your past on your present behaviour and find new ways for you to change the behaviours that no longer benefit you. Psychodynamic therapy focuses on your unconscious (hidden from your awareness) or relationship patterns that evolve from childhood.

I use a mixture of different counselling modalities depending on your needs and this is something we will agree at our assessment. If you feel you require a certain modality then please let me know.

I specialise in working with survivors of narcissistic abuse after my own lived experience of this abuse through what I believe was an estranged parent, sibling and a previous ex-partner. Therapy can help you to recognise what you have experienced and support you in reclaiming your self-worth, self-esteem putting those boundaries in place and changing the messages you have received about yourself based on other peoples behaviours treatment to you. 

I am a member of the BACP and an accredited member of the NCPS and I work within their ethical standards and continue to work within their framework and code of ethics.  I have regular monthly supervision and continue to attend up to date training to enhance my counselling toolkit.

I currently have availability for new clients face to face, online via zoom or telephone.

I offer a free 15 minute consultation by telephone or zoom for us to have a chat so we can explore why you are seeking therapy and if I am the right therapist for you.  

All sessions are for 50 minutes and are available weekdays, evenings and weekends.

Individual counselling face to face £50 . 

Individual counselling via zoom or telephone £50 

Couple counselling face to face £60

Couple counselling via zoom. £60

Payable by bank transfer

I also have extensive experience of working with young people aged 11+ who have been sexually exploited, have anxiety issues and require support for emotional wellbeing and self harm issues.

I offer telephone and zoom video sessions for clients who prefer this as well as evening and weekend appointments.