About Janis
Janis Dreosti is a counsellor who helps people manage anxiety, stress and trauma. She supports those struggling with low self-esteem, depression, sleep or eating difficulties, and the day-to-day weight of feeling overwhelmed. Janis uses a calm, conversational style so people can talk about what matters to them and make practical steps forward.
Her way of working is relaxed and interactive. Sessions focus on what the client wants to change and on simple, useful techniques to try between meetings.
Background and approach
Janis draws on a mix of approaches so each plan fits the individual rather than following a single template. She spends time explaining why anxious or low mood reactions happen, using plain information to make sense of difficult thoughts and feelings. That explanation then leads into hands-on strategies for managing panic, intrusive thoughts, sleep problems and low motivation.
The focus is on what the problem leaves behind, not on reliving painful events. Janis has five years' experience and holds BACP registration, which she lists as a credential. She has also worked with people affected by domestic violence, sexual abuse, post-traumatic stress and depression while at a local charity.
The first session is used to find out what’s happening now and what the client hopes to change. From there Janis and the client set achievable goals and choose methods that fit the person's life and pace.
How Janis’s approaches work online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's own experience and choices. The therapist listens, reflects and helps people to find their own solutions. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood and building confidence.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and simple experiments to reduce worry, manage panic and improve sleep. The work usually involves steps to try between sessions so progress can be tracked.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Janis will discuss different methods and agree together what feels most helpful for each person's goals and preferences. That collaborative decision can change as therapy progresses.
Online sessions offer flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit those who prefer shorter, written exchanges or who want ongoing written support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and family life while using the approaches above in ways that suit the client.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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