Jacintha Canary

Jacintha Canary is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with over 25 years of experience in mental health and wellbeing. She trained in person-centred counselling and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling plus a BACP accreditation. Faith is part of her identity, and she welcomes people from any or no spiritual background.

Her work focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger and relationship difficulties. She also supports those dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and major life changes. Jacintha takes a collaborative approach, guiding clients to explore what matters to them rather than handing out fixed answers.

She draws on several practical tools in sessions. These include mindfulness techniques to calm the body and mind and elements of trauma-focused work for people who have experienced distressing events. She also uses a body-mapping framework called QSL, which encourages attention to bodily sensations as part of healing and self-understanding.

Her background includes work around family dynamics, adoption and foster care, abandonment and domestic violence, as well as resilience-building and coaching. Jacintha has completed courses in anger work, forgiveness, conflict resolution and mentoring, and brings that experience into talking and practical exercises in sessions.

Sessions are offered in English and Afrikaans and she accepts international clients. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to the therapist's availability. The service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

Approaches you can use in online counselling

Jacintha combines person-centred work with mindfulness and trauma-informed ideas to support people online. Person-centred therapy means the counsellor follows your lead and helps you find clarity without giving fixed solutions. It is useful when someone needs space to sort out values, decisions or emotions.

Mindfulness practice in sessions involves simple breathing and body-awareness exercises to reduce tension and improve focus. This approach can help with stress, anxiety and anger by teaching ways to notice reactions before they escalate. Trauma-focused ideas include paying attention to bodily sensations and memories and working slowly to integrate difficult experiences, which can suit people recovering from abuse or other distressing events.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss your goals, try different ways of working, and agree what helps best. This collaborative process means the approach can change as needs and progress evolve.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are set by the therapist. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and travel. They also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions without video if that suits your concentration or bandwidth.