Counsellor profile
Jacintha Canary, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Person-Centred
- Mindfulness
- Trauma focus
About Jacintha
Jacintha Canary is a counsellor and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has worked in counselling and mental health for 25 years and is based in the United Kingdom. She lists areas she works with as stress, anxiety, family, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem and relationships.
She trained in person-centred counselling and holds a postgraduate diploma in that approach. Her background also includes teaching, sports coaching and community leadership. She has completed additional courses in resilience, anger work, conflict resolution, mentoring and coaching.
Her practice draws on person-centred ways of working alongside other methods such as mindfulness, solution-focused ideas and trauma-focused approaches. She also uses a framework she names QSL, which involves body mapping and paying attention to bodily sensations to support people to work through past or present trauma.
Jacintha says her faith is part of her identity, and she works with people from all faiths and those with no faith. She has experience with issues linked to moving between cultures and adapting to life in a new country, and with family dynamics, abandonment, domestic violence and addiction among other concerns.
She offers sessions in English and Afrikaans and accepts international clients. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session via the See online counselling options button.
How her approaches are used in online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places the person at the heart of sessions. It involves listening closely to what matters to the client and helping them find their own answers rather than the counsellor giving directions. This approach suits people who want a reflective space to talk through feelings and life decisions.Mindfulness Therapy helps people notice thoughts and bodily sensations in a clearer way. It teaches simple attention practices that can reduce reactivity and support coping with stress and anxiety. Solution-Focused Therapy looks for practical steps and small changes that build forward momentum and can help with immediate problems like relationship or work difficulties.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and needs, and will suggest ways of working that fit those priorities. Decisions about methods are made jointly and can change over time as the work progresses.
The profile does not list specific session formats here, so please confirm current session options before booking. Many people find online sessions useful for fitting counselling into their week, reducing travel and enabling more frequent short check-ins when life is busy. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt mindfulness exercises, person-centred listening and solution-focused steps to remote consultations so the work stays practical and focused on everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
25+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Frequently asked questions
Which concerns does she commonly work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self esteem, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating concerns, parenting, anger, career and depression among other topics.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her primary approach is person-centred counselling. She uses mindfulness, solution-focused ideas and trauma-focused techniques alongside an embodied framework called QSL that involves body mapping.
How long has she practised?
She has 25 years' experience in counselling and mental health work, with additional background in teaching and community leadership.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a member of the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and Afrikaans.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to start a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.