Janet Kwegan

Janet Kwegan is a counsellor with over ten years' experience working across NHS services, hospices, charities and specialist centres. She draws on that background to help people facing loss, relationship strain, stress and anger. Janet approaches each person with curiosity rather than judgement and aims to make sense of what they are experiencing.

Her work focuses on real-life problems such as grief, depression, anxiety, addictions and parenting pressures. She also helps with intimacy concerns, self-esteem, career changes and coping with big life transitions. Anger is one of the areas listed among her specialisms.

Janet uses a mix of therapy styles to fit the person in front of her. She describes her overall stance as existential, which means looking at how someone’s relationships, identity and values shape their choices. She will draw on client-centred ideas, cognitive behavioural techniques and emotion-focused ways of working when those methods suit a person’s needs.

Sessions are offered in English and Yoruba, reflecting her ability to converse in both languages. Janet has worked in settings such as a women’s centre, a bereavement agency, a perinatal mental health charity and a men’s counselling service, so she is used to varied life situations and concerns.

People who want clear, practical help alongside depth of reflection tend to find this approach useful. Janet aims to create a calm space where someone can talk through what’s happening, try out new ways of coping and take steps towards change.

How Janet’s approaches can work online

Janet commonly draws on Attachment-Based ideas, client-centred practice and cognitive behavioural techniques. Attachment-based work looks at how your close relationships shape your feelings and reactions and can help with intimacy worries and anger that comes from relationship patterns. Client-centred work focuses on listening and understanding your experience, helping you feel heard and able to explore difficult feelings. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offer practical tools for managing anxiety, low mood or strong emotions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Janet treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss which combination of methods fits your goals, preferences and day-to-day needs. Together you can try an approach for a few sessions and adjust it as you learn what helps.

If you are considering online therapy, check the available session options before booking so you know how sessions will be held. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around work or family life, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when a quick review is helpful. Many people find that talking from a familiar setting helps them stay consistent with appointments but confirm the exact session formats when you arrange a first appointment.