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Janet Brown

Janet Brown

Therapist · United Kingdom

Supportive counsellor for life and money challenges

  • Warm and non-judgemental
  • Practical skill building
  • Person centred

About Janet

Janet Brown is a counsellor with a BACP accreditation who guides people through difficult life moments. She speaks plainly and focuses on practical conversation so clients can make clearer choices. She aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people are treated with respect and can say what matters to them.

Janet works collaboratively rather than giving direct advice. She combines cognitive behavioural ideas with a person-centred approach so clients learn skills and notice patterns in their thinking. Sessions often look at current stresses, relationship worries, grief, sleep problems, or changes at work or home.

Her background includes a diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, training in mindfulness, and study of domestic violence. She also draws on approaches that focus on attachment and personal stories to help people understand how early experiences affect present relationships. That mix informs how she plans sessions and selects exercises.

Janet has five years' experience within clinical practice and has worked across therapy services for many years. She is based in the United Kingdom and offers help in English. She supports people concerned about anxiety, depression, self-esteem, eating and body image, addiction issues, parenting pressures, and related topics.

Her way of working is steady and straightforward. She listens first, then suggests small steps to try between sessions. People who want a practical, respectful counsellor who keeps language simple may find her approach useful.

How Janet uses therapy approaches online

Janet often draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to help people spot unhelpful thinking and try small experiments to test new ways of thinking. CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems and stress by breaking issues into manageable steps.

She also works in a person-centred, attachment-aware way that prioritises the client's own perspective. This approach focuses on listening, building trust, and looking at how early relationships shape current patterns and emotional responses.

Finding the right route through therapy is a collaborative process. Janet will discuss which approaches feel most useful and adapt work according to the client's goals, needs and preferences. She aims to agree practical steps and check progress together as therapy continues.

The biography does not list which online or in-person session formats are offered, so confirm the available formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or avoid travel time. It can also allow sessions to continue when life changes make in-person meetings harder. Many registered or accredited professionals find that these practical benefits help therapy fit more naturally into everyday life.

Areas of focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefSleeping disordersStress, AnxietyLGBTEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCoaching
AbandonmentAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPhobiasPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?

Janet works with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, stress, grief, relationship and family difficulties, sleep problems, eating and body image issues, addiction-related concerns, and career or life-change stressors.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She blends cognitive behavioural approaches with a person-centred manner and uses mindfulness and narrative ideas when helpful. The focus is on talking things through, noticing thinking patterns, and practising realistic steps between sessions.

What is her professional background?

She holds a diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and has training in mindfulness and domestic violence work, with five years' experience in clinical practice.

Where is this counsellor based and what credentials are listed?

She is based in the United Kingdom and lists BACP as her professional credential.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and she can work with people internationally.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current options before booking.

How are sessions charged?

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

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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