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Counselling

Counselling is a collaborative process, where you can explore your thoughts, emotions and experiences, in confidence and without judgement. You might benefit from counselling if you are interested in understanding yourself better, developing coping strategies, and making positive changes in your life. ​

EMDR

​A specialised and evidence-based approach, endorsed by leading health organisations (WHO & NICE) for treating trauma, that can be highly effective in addressing various mental health concerns, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anxiety disorders, phobias, depression, and more.

wingwave

​​A performance and emotional coaching approach, that quickly reduces stress, increases creativity, mental fitness and resilience. This enhanced tool fuses together EMDR, NLP and the Myostatic Muscle Test to remove barriers to success and improve personal performance in sports, education and business.

Hi, I'm Janina

I am a relaxed and non-judgemental, fully qualified, BACP and NCPS senior accredited counsellor, EMDR therapist and wingwave coach. I am truly fascinated by the human mind and how our experiences, beliefs and behaviours shape our wellbeing and am passionate about supporting individuals to find ways to improve their mental health and overall satisfaction in life. 

I am delighted to offer a suite of complimentary approaches to tailor the support to your needs and preferences.
Counselling is a universal option that gives space for collaborative exploration, validation, problem solving and action planning. Typically a more long term approach, counselling allows for the development of a more trusting and open therapeutic relationship, which can be easily returned to in times of need.

​EMDR combines elements of standard counselling, whilst following a more structured approach, whereby we activate your brain's own self-healing system, for rapid change. Therefore if you are looking for results in a shorter number of sessions, then this might be best suited for you.
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Wingwave fuses together talking therapy and EMDR with the addition of the Myostatic Muscle test, which helps us to detect unconscious areas of stress, that may be fuelling present day dysfunction. Wingwave is another rapid technique and is particularly helpful when we do not consciously know what's holding us back and where we have clear goals for the future.

Supporting Young People

I specialise in working with young people aged 11 and above. Young people not only experience a unique range of stressors but their development also plays a key role in their mental health. I have extensive experience working with young people in schools, the community and privately. I continue to work in a local school supporting 6th form students and allocate 90% of sessions to young people in private practice. ​

Training and experience working with young people:

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  • 17 years working therapeutically with young people 
  • Foundation Degree in Working with Young People and Young People's Services
  • Experience leading a local charity school counselling service 
  • Senior Accreditation with the BACP for my counselling work with Children and Young people 
  • Delivered regular counselling in 12 schools across Kent
  • As a member of the BPS Directory of Voluntary Careers Speakers, I go into schools to deliver talks on psychology and counselling
  • Approved mental health provider on the Now and Beyond Directory, connecting schools with mental health professionals, expert in working with young people. 

Virtually, anything is possible!

Can't easily make the journey to me?

No problem. All sessions can be accessed from the comfort of your own home, school or workplace, online or by phone. Just make sure you have privacy and a reliable signal. ​

Client Testimonials

"My experience was truly eye-opening and heartwarming. Being able to talk to such an open-minded and non-judgemental person really helped me sort my problems out. Having someone by my side to assure me during a hard time in my life, was super comforting and an experience I will never forget. It was one of the few times in my life I had talked to someone who seemed like they truly cared about me, and wanted to help me."
​Client aged 16, July 2022
“Janina provided a very safe and welcoming environment. I felt comfortable when talking to her. She has helped me to work through lots of trauma. I always enjoyed my sessions with Janina and looked forward to them knowing that my mental health would benefit from them as well as continuing to build a relationship with Janina."
​Client aged 17, November 2021
“Janina and I have been using wingwave to get to the core of my problem and it has really helped. Uncovering things I wouldn’t of usually thought about from my past and making me think about things differently. We used techniques I’ve never heard about before from any other counsellor and it really managed to go deeper than anything previous. Janina is very helpful, knowledgeable and easy to talk to."
​Client aged 23, November 2021