Janine Kennedy

Janine Kennedy is a counsellor and psychotherapist with NCPS credential and ten years of experience. She describes a collaborative, person-centred way of working that adapts to each person's needs. Janine is based in the United Kingdom and offers therapy in English, including to international clients.

Janine focuses on a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression and addictions, along with relationship and family issues. She also supports people with eating and body image difficulties, grief, anger and self-esteem struggles. Additional interests include attachment and abandonment issues, blended family and caregiver stress, chronic illness and disability, and ADHD-related challenges.

Her method draws on client-centred practice and cognitive-behavioural ideas, with mindfulness and motivational interviewing in the mix. Sessions aim to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different responses. The work also emphasises building everyday skills for coping and resilience.

Janine says she avoids one-size-fits-all approaches. Instead she listens first, then shapes the work around a person's goals and circumstances. That can mean short practical strategies or deeper exploration of relationships and family of origin patterns.

People who choose her can expect a calm, straightforward style and an emphasis on practical steps. To begin, readers are invited to use the site's Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling.

How Janine’s approaches translate to online therapy

Janine uses client-centred work and cognitive-behavioural techniques that adapt well to an online setting. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and pace and involves listening and reflecting to help someone understand themselves better. Cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches clear strategies to change unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness practice is often used alongside these approaches to build awareness and reduce reactivity.

Finding the right blend of approaches is part of the process. Janine works collaboratively to choose what fits a person’s needs and aims, and she revises the plan as progress is made. That means sessions can be practical skill-building one week and more reflective the next, depending on what the person wants to focus on.

The original biography states she offers online therapy but does not list specific session formats, so confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also makes it simpler to include people who live further away or who have limited mobility, while still keeping the therapeutic focus on practical steps and relationship patterns rather than location.