Janet Kwegan , BACP

Janet Kwegan is a family-oriented therapist with more than 10 years of experience supporting people through difficult life moments and transitions. She has worked across the NHS, a women’s centre, a hospice, a bereavement agency, a perinatal mental health charity, a cancer support centre and a men’s counselling service, bringing that breadth of practice to each therapeutic relationship.

Trained in cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), person-centred approaches and phenomenological methods, she tailors interventions to the needs of each person rather than applying a one-size-fits-all model. Her practice is informed by an existential outlook that does not judge emotional suffering but instead explores how someone uniquely experiences the world. This means she supports clients to examine relationships, identity, values, choices and a sense of purpose as part of recovery and growth.

Janet works with a wide range of concerns including relationship and family difficulties, trauma and bereavement, depression, anxiety, addictions and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. She also supports people through life changes, decision making and non-traditional relationship arrangements. She holds the BACP credential (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) and offers therapy in English and Yoruba. Janet is accepting new clients, including international clients, and provides a compassionate, supportive space to begin making sense of what is troubling you.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Janet draws on several evidence-informed approaches to tailor online therapy to each person’s needs. Client-centred therapy focuses on creating an empathic, non-directive space where the client’s own insights guide change - it is helpful for building self-understanding, confidence and coping skills. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, helps identify and change unhelpful patterns of thinking and behaviour, and is often used for anxiety, depression and stress-related difficulties. Attachment-based therapy explores how early and current relationship patterns shape emotional responses and interpersonal difficulties, and can be especially useful when working with relationship, intimacy and attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Janet works collaboratively with each person to decide which methods best match their goals, preferences and presenting issues. She adapts techniques over time as needs evolve so the work remains relevant and practical.

Online therapy with Janet is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during life transitions, to access support from different locations, and to choose the format that feels most manageable for each session.