Jacintha Canary

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• Family dynamics

About Jacintha

Jacintha Canary works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem, eating concerns and parenting using a person-centred approach. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 25 years' experience in counselling and mental health work.

Jacintha trained in person-centred counselling with a postgraduate diploma and also holds a teaching qualification and sports coaching background. She has completed a certificate in the QSL (Quantum Social Learning) framework, which uses body mapping and attention to bodily sensations to help people explore and integrate past or present trauma.

Her work draws on client-centred ways of listening alongside mindfulness and solution-focused techniques when these fit the client's needs. She also uses trauma-focused methods and aspects of Internal Family Systems in sessions where those approaches support recovery and self-understanding.

Her background includes long experience with family dynamics, domestic abuse, abandonment, adaptation to life and cultural change, and resilience work. She has also completed training in resilience, forgiveness, anger, conflict resolution, mentoring and coaching.

Jacintha is a South African who now lives in the United Kingdom and works with people from all faiths or none. She speaks English and Afrikaans. She describes herself as having been a client herself, and says this informs how she relates to people in counselling.

To begin, clients are invited to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session after selecting the Talk to a counsellor online button on the site.

How her approaches work for online counselling

Jacintha uses client-centred counselling which focuses on listening non-directively and helping people explore what matters to them; this can help with low mood, self-esteem and relationship questions. Mindfulness therapy involves learning simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and manage stress and anxiety. Solution-focused therapy concentrates on practical steps and small changes that build forward momentum for immediate life problems and goals.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. She will discuss options in early sessions and adapt methods to a person's needs, goals and preferences so the plan reflects what the client wants to achieve. That collaboration guides whether more exploratory, trauma-focused or practical solution work is used.

The biography does not state which session formats are offered, so confirm the available online session types before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins during a lunch break. It can also allow choosing whether to use video, phone or another supported format when those options are confirmed.

Topics Jacintha lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Relationship issues
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• HIV and AIDS
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Money and financial issues
• Multicultural concerns
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Visually impaired
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy
• Internal Family Systems

Questions about Jacintha

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among her main areas of practice and she uses person-centred, mindfulness and solution-focused tools.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

Her main approach is person-centred counselling. She also uses mindfulness, solution-focused methods, trauma-focused techniques and elements of Internal Family Systems as appropriate.

What experience does she have?

She has 25 years' experience in counselling, mental health and wellbeing work across family, trauma and community settings.

Is she accredited and where is she based?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and is based in the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in Afrikaans?

Sessions are offered in English and Afrikaans.

What session formats are available?

The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.