Janet Bellis, NCPS

Janet Bellis is a counsellor who uses a pluralistic, person-centred approach to help people make practical changes. She holds a First-Class Honours degree in Counselling and is registered with NCPS. Janet aims to create a calm, respectful space where people can talk about what matters most to them.

She draws on several methods to suit each person’s needs rather than following one fixed model. That means sessions may include talking through unhelpful thoughts, practising skills for intense emotions, and exploring how early relationships affect current life. Janet also uses solution-focused ideas to make small, doable changes between sessions.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, grief and relationship difficulties. She also supports people with trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep and eating issues, parenting strains, career questions and coping with major life changes. Additional focus areas include attachment issues, adoption and foster care matters, body image and caregiver stress.

Janet has around five years of experience and has supported people through a prominent UK mental health charity. She has worked with people from diverse backgrounds and nationalities and pays attention to each person’s cultural and personal context. She offers evening appointments that can suit people in earlier time zones.

Sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time that fits their routine.

How Janet’s approaches fit online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose valued actions instead. It is often used for anxiety, depression and life transitions where people want to focus on what matters most. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on the connection between thoughts, feelings and actions and gives practical strategies to change patterns that cause distress. It is helpful for panic attacks, sleep problems, phobias and low mood. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) teaches skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships, including distress tolerance and emotion regulation.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Janet will talk with the client about goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. The choice of ACT, CBT or DBT elements is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and shared exercises. Phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit short notes, between-session check-ins or when people prefer writing over speaking. These options help with flexibility, access across time zones and matching the format to what works best for the individual.