Janet Kwegan

Janet Kwegan is a counsellor with over 10 years of experience across NHS services and community organisations. She has worked in a hospice, a bereavement agency, a perinatal mental health charity, a cancer support centre, a women's centre and a men's counselling service. Janet draws on that varied background when meeting people in difficulty.

Her work often focuses on relationships and the effects of trauma and loss. She helps people with anxiety, depression, stress, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, self-esteem and issues around intimacy and LGBT concerns. She also supports people facing bereavement, career changes and caregiving strain.

Janet uses a mix of approaches in therapy. She draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds affect current relationships. She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns. She also works from a Client-Centred stance and an existential view that emphasises personal meaning and choice.

Sessions aim to be practical and down-to-earth. She talks things through with clients, helps set realistic steps, and looks at how values and relationships shape decisions. People meet in a calm, non-judgemental space to make sense of what is happening to them.

Janet is registered with BACP, practices in the United Kingdom and offers work in English and Yoruba. She is used to supporting people through life transitions, abandonment issues, attachment concerns and complex emotional problems related to chronic illness, caregiving and personality-related difficulties.

Approach-minded online therapy and what to expect

Janet uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds influence current relationships and emotional responses, which can help with trust, intimacy and recurring conflict. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and routines that keep problems like anxiety and depression going. Emotionally-Focused elements inform work on how emotions drive interactions and help people find new ways to connect with others.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Janet will work with each person to match methods to their needs, goals and preferences and may combine approaches as therapy progresses. Together they agree what to try first and review progress over time.

Confirm the current session formats before booking, as specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help when someone prefers not to be on camera or needs sessions that fit around work or caregiving. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques used in clinic to a remote setting so therapy remains practical and focused on everyday problems.