- Person-centred approach
- Body awareness methods
- Trauma processing
About Jacintha
Jacintha Canary is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 25 years of experience in counselling and mental health work. She is a South African immigrant and brings long-term practice supporting people through stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and relationship concerns. Jacintha also lists life changes, career questions, parenting strain and compassion fatigue among her focus areas.
Her approach is person-centred. She avoids giving direct answers and instead helps people explore what matters to them. She uses listening, body awareness and guided self-reflection to help clients notice feelings and reactions. Jacintha also draws on a QSL framework that uses body mapping and sensation work to support processing of past or present trauma.
Practical concerns such as adapting to a new country, blended family dynamics, adoption and foster care, caregiving stress, illness and bereavement are part of her work. She has training that includes a postgraduate diploma in person-centred counselling, a QSL certificate, and community leadership and teaching qualifications. Her listed additional topics include attachment and abandonment issues, domestic violence, dissociation and coping after natural or human-caused disasters.
Sessions are framed as collaborative conversations focused on what the client wants to address next. Jacintha speaks English and Afrikaans and notes that faith is part of her personal identity while she works with people from all faiths or none. For practical arrangements she uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site's online options. This initial step identifies preferences and helps plan how to work together going forward.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Jacintha uses person-centred practice and trauma-focused methods in her work. Person-centred therapy is about listening closely to what a person says, reflecting it back, and helping them find their own answers. It suits people who want a conversational, exploratory process to decide what matters next. Trauma-focused work involves noticing body sensations and memories linked to distress and gently processing those experiences to reduce their hold on day-to-day life.She also draws on mindfulness-based attention to help people develop steady noticing of thoughts, emotions and bodily signals. Mindfulness skills can support coping with anxiety, stress and overwhelming feelings by training attention and slowing down reactivity. Choosing the right mix of approaches is part of the first sessions; she works collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals and preferences rather than imposing a single technique.
If you are considering online sessions, check the site details for how to book and for the available session formats before you schedule. Many people find online work helps fit counselling into busy lives - it can be easier to make time for a short check-in during a work break, avoid travel, or use audio-only when bandwidth is limited. Confirm the practical session options when you complete the matching questionnaire so arrangements match your everyday routine.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma-related concerns, and also helps people facing grief, relationship or intimacy issues, parenting strain and career changes.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses a person-centred way of working that focuses on exploration rather than giving answers, alongside body-awareness techniques to help identify feelings and next steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience in counselling, mental health and wellbeing work across a range of family, trauma and community contexts.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and Afrikaans.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients; confirm time zones and practical arrangements when booking.
How are payments and cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the first steps to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to begin.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.