Janet Kwegan, BACP

Janet Kwegan is a family-oriented therapist and counsellor who brings over 10 years of practical experience working across health and community settings. She has supported people through the NHS, a women’s centre, a hospice, a bereavement agency, a perinatal mental health charity, a cancer support centre and a men’s counselling service, and draws on that varied background when tailoring care to each person she sees.

Janet is trained in a range of therapeutic methods, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), person-centred work and phenomenological approaches, and she integrates these tools to meet the needs of individual clients. She is BACP registered - a membership indicating alignment with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy’s professional standards - and uses her training to help with relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, stress and anxiety, as well as issues such as addictions, intimacy challenges and parenting concerns.

Her practice also addresses a wide set of additional concerns from attachment and abandonment to caregiver stress, body image, chronic illness and codependency, and she works with non-traditional relationships and life transitions such as career change and aging. Influenced by an existential stance, Janet avoids judging emotional suffering and instead focuses on how each person uniquely experiences the world - exploring relationships, identity, values, choices and sense of purpose. Whether someone seeks support for a specific crisis or wants to deepen self-understanding, she offers a compassionate, supportive space to begin making sense of what is troubling them and to move toward change and recovery.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Janet uses Attachment-Based Therapy to explore how early and current relationships shape emotional responses and patterns of connection - this approach can help with issues like attachment difficulties, intimacy problems and relationship conflict. She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, offering a respectful, non-directive stance that prioritises the client’s experience and supports self-discovery and personal growth, which can be useful for depression, low self-esteem and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) features in her practice as well, providing practical strategies to identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and to manage symptoms of anxiety, stress and mood difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Janet works collaboratively with clients to determine which combination of methods best fits their needs, goals and preferences. Together they review progress and adapt the plan so therapy remains relevant and effective.

Offering sessions by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, Janet’s online options increase flexibility for people juggling work, family or geographical constraints. These formats make it easier to access registered professionals from different locations, choose the communication style that feels most comfortable, and maintain continuity of support during life changes.