Star Ginns
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About me
Hello & Welcome. I’m Star, an experienced counsellor offering Online Counselling across the UK and overseas. Outdoor Counselling (walk & talk or sit & chat in nature) is also available in central Warwick.
If you are looking for a counsellor who understands what it’s like to live between cultures, to carry the weight of a complicated childhood and family expectations... who gets the quiet loneliness, the guilt, the inner conflict and self-judgement—I’m glad you’re here.
A little about me:
I’m a multicultural, adult Third-Culture Kid (TCK)* and a counsellor who’s also been a client. I remember what it’s like to function well on the outside while feeling anxious and overwhelmed on the inside, wanting to change but unsure where to start.
Professionally, I’m an experienced integrative counsellor with a trauma-informed and compassionate approach. With over five years of counselling experience, I draw on a range of therapeutic and creative approaches to tailor our work to you, especially with how trauma, cultural influences, or emotional neglect may have impacted you.
I support clients from all walks of life, but my lived experiences led me to focus on working with adults from multicultural and international communities, including Adult Third-Culture Kids, Expats, Repats, and individuals in intercultural relationships.
Some areas we could work together on:
- Patterns of overthinking, overgiving, and burnout
- Anxiety, stress, and emotional overwhelm make you feel like you can't cope at work or lose control
- People-pleasing, perfectionism, and imposter syndrome
- Difficulty setting 'relevant' boundaries
- Resentment or imbalance in relationships
- Persistent guilt and shame tied to your past or identity
- Low self-trust & self-esteem lead to self-doubt
- Inner conflict around identity, belonging, and cultural/familial beliefs
- Unspoken grief and invisible losses
- Struggles with family obligations and cultural expectations
- Uncertainty about life transition
How can I help
My clients often describe feeling lighter, clearer, stronger, and more empowered after our work together.
What you can expect from our sessions:
- A space where you don’t have to hold it all together. You won’t be judged for being too emotional, too guarded, too much, too complicated, or not enough.
- Clarity on why you feel the way you do and where those patterns came from. A deeper sense of self, rooted in who you are—not just who you were expected to be.
- Compassionate support as you get to know the different parts of you, and reconnect with the ones you’ve had to hide, silence or avoid.
- Practical tools, so you leave our sessions with insights and strategies you can actually use and are relevant to your life—if that’s what you’re looking for.
My approach is empathetic, collaborative, and culturally sensitive. If you’ve learned to minimise your feelings to get by, this space is for you. You don’t have to keep doing it all alone.
Please contact me for a free 15-minute introductory call to see: if you feel comfortable talking to me, if we could be the right fit, and how counselling with me could help you.
Available services:
I offer one-to-one counselling to adults (18+).
- Online Counselling, including Email & Telephone Counselling
- Outdoor Counselling (Central Warwick)
- 90-minute Single Session (an alternative to traditional counselling)
*A Third-Culture Kid (TCK) is someone who grew up between cultures, often moving countries or living outside their parents’ culture, which can impact identity and belonging.
Training, qualifications & experience
My core training was at Maple Leaf Counselling & Training Centre, UK, an approved centre by the Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB). The training was an integrative route, covering multiple approaches to therapy.
- CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
- CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Counselling Tutor - Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
- Creative Counsellors - Working Creatively Outdoors, Ecotherapy, and Walk & Talk
- Sussex Rainbow Counselling - Email Counselling
- Breathing for Calm - Breathwork for Counsellors & Psychotherapists
Continuing Professional Development
The focused areas have been: trauma, intergenerational trauma, cross-cultural challenges, shame, Adverse Childhood Experiences, emotional neglect, compassion & mindfulness, Focusing (inner felt sense) and Inner child.
Counselling Experience
I started counselling at the start of 2020 for a charity in Warwickshire, UK, before pursuing my dream as a private practitioner in 2023. In my work, I’ve been helping adults of different nationalities, cultures, and backgrounds, most of whom have experienced varying degrees of childhood-related trauma and negative relational experiences.
Ethical & Professional memberships
- British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- Association for Counselling and Therapy Online (ACTO)
- Information Commissioner's Office (ico)
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£60.00 per session
Additional information
- 1 hour regular counselling session (online/outdoors) = £60
- 90-minute single session = £120
I offer a free 15-minute intro chat, but if you’re not feeling ready for it yet, please feel free to email me any questions you may have.
