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Jacintha Canary, BACP

Credentials
BACP
Experience
25 years
Practising in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Afrikaans
Sessions
Online only
Client ages
Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefSelf esteem

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Jacintha Canary is a counsellor with 25 years of experience working in the United Kingdom. She is a BACP-registered practitioner and brings a long history of supporting people through stress, loss and major life changes. She is originally from South Africa and draws on that cross-cultural experience when clients are adapting to new countries or cultures.

She uses a person-centred style that keeps the client in the lead. Sessions focus on listening, gentle questioning and helping people notice what matters to them.

Background and approach

She does not give direct answers; instead she helps people find their own solutions and build confidence to act. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strains, eating concerns, anger and compassion fatigue.

She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care matters, abandonment, attachment issues and the effects of divorce and separation. Jacintha blends person-centred work with mindfulness, solution-focused techniques and trauma-focused approaches.

She also uses Internal Family Systems ideas and a body-oriented framework called QSL - Quantum Social Learning - which involves body mapping and paying attention to sensations as part of healing. These tools are used flexibly to suit each person. She works with people from different faiths and with no faith, and brings personal experience of having been a therapy client herself.

Her background includes teaching and sports coaching, a postgraduate diploma in person-centred counselling, QSL certification, and community leadership training.

Approaches you can try online

Jacintha uses person-centred ways of working that begin with careful listening and letting the client set the pace. This approach helps when someone needs space to make sense of difficult feelings and figure out next steps at their own rhythm.

She also uses mindfulness techniques to help people notice bodily sensations and present-moment experience. These practices can reduce rumination and make stressful moments easier to manage. In addition she draws on trauma-focused methods that support people recovering from abuse or past harm by helping them process difficult memories and bodily responses.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about needs, goals and preferences and together decide which combination of methods feels most useful. That collaborative process can be revisited as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls suit in-depth conversations and non-verbal cues, while phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and messaging are helpful for shorter check-ins, written reflection or when someone prefers not to use a camera. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into everyday life.
What concerns does this counsellor help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression and grief as well as trauma and abuse. Other areas include relationships, intimacy, parenting, eating concerns, career strain and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centred and collaborative. She listens closely, asks gentle questions and helps people find their own answers using mindfulness and solution-focused techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has worked in counselling and mental health for 25 years, including roles in community and family-related settings.
What qualifications and location are listed?
She is BACP registered and lives and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and Afrikaans, and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences.
How are fees and payments organised?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, fill in a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
25 years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English, Afrikaans

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