Janette Potts, BACP

Janette Potts is a counsellor who listens and stays present while helping people understand their difficulties. She places the person at the centre of each session and lets their needs guide the work. Janette uses an integrative style so conversations focus on what matters to the individual in the moment.

She has four years of clinical experience and holds BACP accreditation, which is shown as BACP. Janette recently completed a Level 7 Diploma in counselling supervision and continues learning to widen her practice. Her background includes supporting people who are managing health problems and long-term conditions.

Janette helps with stress, anxiety and depression, and with relationship and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people coping with trauma and abuse, addictions, grief and major life changes. Practical topics such as sleeping problems, parenting strain and career questions are also part of her work.

Her approach draws on attachment-focused ideas, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural tools to notice unhelpful patterns. Emotion-focused and mindfulness methods are used where they fit the person’s goals. Sessions are collaborative and concentrate on small, practical steps as well as understanding the past.

People choose Janette when they want calm, steady support and clear ways to manage daily strain. She aims to help reduce the burden of difficult feelings and to build skills that make everyday life easier.

How Janette’s approaches work online

Attachment-based work focuses on relationships and patterns people carry from early connections. It helps make sense of why certain interactions feel threatening or comforting and is useful for relationship and intimacy-related concerns.

Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of the session. The counsellor listens without directing and supports people to find their own solutions, which can be helpful for stress, grief and life changes.

Cognitive behavioural ideas look at unhelpful thinking and behaviour and teach specific skills to reduce anxiety or lift mood. These tools are practical and often used alongside the other approaches Janette draws on.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Janette will work with each person to decide which mix of methods fits their goals, preferences and circumstances. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

Online sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, live chat supports shorter check-ins, and text messaging suits ongoing written reflection. These options give flexibility to fit sessions around work, caring duties and day-to-day life.