Janine Hodge, BACP

Janine Hodge is a counsellor and coach practising in the United Kingdom with seven years of clinical experience. She combines psychotherapy and coaching to help people who feel overwhelmed, anxious, or unsure of themselves. Janine draws on an integrative approach that adapts to each person she meets.

She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and anger. She also helps with relationship concerns, parenting strain, self-esteem issues, LGBT matters, trauma and abuse, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas of focus include ADHD, attachment and abandonment issues, blended family problems, infidelity, and life purpose questions.

Janine is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, which she lists as BACP. Her background includes founding Courage2Be Counselling Services, experience as a counselling lecturer, and work as a clinical supervisor. That mix informs both practical coaching and deeper therapeutic work.

In sessions she looks for repeating patterns that keep people stuck and then supports them to change those habits. Conversations are aimed at identifying what drives unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, and then building different ways of responding. The goal is to reconnect people with a stronger sense of identity and purpose.

Her style blends active, practical techniques with reflective exploration. Janine invites a compassionate, down-to-earth way of working so people can make changes at a pace that feels manageable. She offers sessions online by video call, phone, live chat, or messaging.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts while choosing actions that match their values; it is useful for anxiety, depression and life transitions. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship experiences shape current patterns and helps people build more secure ways of relating and feeling safe. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on a respectful, non-directive relationship where the counsellor listens closely and follows the client’s lead to help them find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Janine will discuss options and adapt techniques to suit an individual’s goals, needs and preferences. That collaboration means sessions can mix practical strategies and reflective exploration as required.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or messaging can suit brief check-ins or people who prefer not to use a camera. These formats make it easier to fit sessions around work, family life and other commitments while keeping therapy accessible.