About Janette
Janette Potts is a counsellor who listens closely and helps people make sense of their worries. She offers calm, patient support and works with clients to understand present problems and what keeps them going. Sessions are guided by the person who attends, with practical steps discussed as needed.
Janette uses an integrative approach that draws on several methods to suit each person's needs. She commonly helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties.
Background and approach
She also works with grief, trauma and addiction concerns, and supports people dealing with life changes and ongoing health problems. Her way of working is straightforward. Janette focuses on what is happening now and on small changes that can reduce overwhelm.
Conversations look at thoughts, feelings and patterns in relationships to find useful next steps. Mindfulness techniques and emotionally focused work are used where they fit the client's aims. Janette holds BACP accreditation, which is listed as a credential, and she has four years of clinical experience.
She recently completed a Level 7 Diploma in counselling supervision, reflecting ongoing professional development. Sessions can be carried out by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different needs. People meet to set goals together and agree on what will be helpful, with the therapist adapting methods to the person's preferences.
If someone wants to start, they are invited to complete the short matching questionnaire and book a first session when convenient.
How Janette's approaches work online
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early connections affect current feelings. Online sessions let people talk about relationship patterns and practice new ways of relating in real time, which can ease anxiety about closeness.Client-centred therapy puts the person at the centre of sessions, with the counsellor following their lead. This approach helps people feel heard and makes it easier to explore painful topics at a comfortable pace during video or phone sessions.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact and identifies small, practical changes to reduce distress. It is useful for stress, anxiety and sleep problems and works well in short exercises between online appointments.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has helped before, then try methods that match those aims. The plan can be adjusted as the person learns what works for them.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility since sessions can fit around work, care and health demands. Video calls are close to face-to-face contact, phone sessions suit those who prefer not to be on camera, and live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins or when time is limited. These options make it easier to maintain regular sessions and keep momentum in the therapeutic process.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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