- Person-centred approach
- Mindfulness practice
- Solution-focused steps
About Jacintha
Jacintha Canary is a BACP-registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 25 years' experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and relationship or intimacy-related issues, among other concerns. Sessions are offered in English and Afrikaans and she accepts international clients.
Jacintha draws on a person-centred way of working. She does not give answers. Instead she helps people explore what matters to them and notice what comes up in their bodies and thoughts. She also uses methods that pay attention to bodily sensations and how past and present experiences connect to current feelings.
Her background includes a postgraduate diploma in person-centred counselling, a teaching qualification, sports coaching in basketball, and a certificate in the QSL framework and methodology. She has completed additional courses in resilience, forgiveness, anger, conflict resolution, mental health, mentoring and coaching. This mix of training informs practical conversations that look at feelings, behaviour and everyday choices.
In sessions she listens for patterns linked to family dynamics, abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, and blended family challenges. She also works with people facing body image concerns, caregiver stress, cancer-related issues and recovery from domestic violence. The work can include short-term solution-focused steps alongside attention to deeper trauma responses.
People who want to explore faith and identity alongside therapy will find that her own Christian faith is part of who she is, while she welcomes clients of any or no faith. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first appointment.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Jacintha uses client-centred work and trauma-focused ideas to guide conversations. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting and following what the client brings to the session. It helps when someone needs space to make sense of hard feelings without being told what to do. Trauma-Focused Therapy looks at how past events affect current reactions and uses careful pacing and attention to bodily responses to reduce overwhelm and improve coping.She also draws on solution-focused strategies that identify small, practical steps people can try between sessions. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Jacintha will work with clients to decide which methods suit their needs, goals and preferences as therapy progresses, and she treats this as a collaborative process.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm available online options when booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a week, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins for brief concerns, or help people join from another location. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists commonly adapt mindfulness and body-focused exercises to work in video or phone meetings, and these adjustments are discussed with each person to fit their everyday life.
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Experience
25+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, parenting and career matters.
How would she approach feelings of shame and guilt?
She uses a person-centred stance and methods that include noticing bodily sensations and exploring past and present experience to help people talk through shame and guilt.
How much experience does she have?
She has 25 years of experience in counselling, mental health and wellbeing work across community and clinical settings.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is BACP registered and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Afrikaans, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.