Kate Janach , BACP

Kate Janach draws on a background in general and mental health nursing to shape a calm, steady approach to counselling. She holds BACP registration with four years of practice and focuses on helping people through difficult life events. Kate aims to offer a warm, respectful space where someone can be heard without judgement.

She tends to work with issues such as relationship worries, grief, parenting strains, stress and anxiety, and recovery after trauma or abuse. Other concerns she supports include addiction, self-esteem, sleep and eating problems, anger, and career-related stress. Kate also helps people facing illness, caregiver stress, bereavement and later-life challenges.

Kate describes her method as integrative, which means she uses different evidence-based techniques chosen for each person. Sessions focus on talking through what has happened, clarifying what matters to the client, and helping them decide practical next steps. The goal is to build a steady, predictable space to return to each week.

Her nursing background gives her familiarity with pressures faced by health and care staff and those living with chronic illness. She works in English and accepts international clients, offering remote formats to suit different routines and needs.

People who come to Kate can expect a collaborative relationship where the counsellor does not give directives but supports reflection and personal choice. If the match is good, she and the client will agree on a regular meeting pattern and the ways of working that feel most useful.

Working with practical approaches online

Kate uses integrative, evidence-based techniques and chooses methods to suit each person's situation. One approach she uses is trauma-informed talking work, which helps people process upsetting events by pacing conversations, managing strong feelings, and building coping skills. This can be helpful for survivors of abuse, loss, or sudden change.

She also draws on behavioural strategies that focus on practical changes in daily routines and habits. These techniques can support sleep and eating difficulties, reduce anxiety, and improve mood through small, manageable steps. The counsellor will explain each technique and adapt it to the client's life circumstances.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Kate works collaboratively to understand goals, preferences and what feels most useful. Together they review progress and adjust methods so the work stays relevant and manageable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options help people fit therapy around work, family or travel and make it easier to keep a regular schedule.