Jacintha Canary, BACP

Jacintha Canary is a counsellor with 25 years of experience in mental health and wellbeing. She lives in the United Kingdom and brings a personal and practical approach to conversations about life changes and emotional strain.

She says faith is part of her identity but she supports people of any or no faith. Her background includes work with family dynamics, adapting to new cultures, and responding to trauma and domestic abuse. She also has experience with anxiety, grief, addictions and compassion fatigue.

Her main counselling style is person-centred therapy, which means she listens without giving ready-made answers and helps people find their own direction. She also uses mindfulness tools and draws on trauma-focused ideas to help people make sense of painful memories and reactions.

Jacintha has a postgraduate diploma in person-centred counselling and a BACP credential. She also holds teaching and sports qualifications and a certificate in the QSL (Quantum Social Learning) framework. She has completed courses in resilience, anger work, conflict resolution and coaching.

Sessions focus on exploring what matters to the individual, noticing bodily sensations, and building practical steps forward. Her style aims to be warm, direct and collaborative, with an emphasis on helping people regain steadiness after major life events.

People who are looking for a counsellor to talk through stress, relationship or family worries, grief, identity shifts after moving country, or long-term patterns such as abandonment or codependency may find this approach helpful.

How her approaches translate to online support

Jacintha draws on person-centred practice to create space for the client to lead the conversation while the counsellor reflects and clarifies. This approach helps when people need a trusted listener to untangle stress, relationship worries or grief.

She also uses mindfulness techniques to help people notice physical sensations and regulate strong emotions. Mindfulness can be useful for anxiety, anger and for grounding after traumatic memories. Trauma-focused ideas are used to help people make sense of past harm and its impact, working at a pace that feels manageable for the individual.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and adjust the approach as therapy progresses. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed plan.

The practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions into a busy week and having access from different locations. The exact session formats should be confirmed before booking, as this profile does not list specific supported formats. Many people find online sessions make it easier to keep continuity of care while balancing work, family and travel commitments.