About
- Client-centred approach
- DBT skills
- Emotion-focused work
About Janis
Janis Sims is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with six years of professional experience. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, and parenting concerns. Janis also helps people with self-esteem, motivation, confidence, relationships and issues around grief and intimacy.
Janis frames people as the experts in their own lives and focuses on practical ways to move forward. In sessions she listens for strengths and barriers, and she helps clients name small, workable steps. Conversations are straightforward and paced to suit each person’s needs.
She uses client-centred methods to keep the person’s priorities central. She also draws on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills to teach emotional regulation and coping strategies. Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas inform work around attachment and relationship patterns.
Her practice includes attention to parenting strain, adoption and foster care concerns, attachment issues and blended family dynamics. Janis also supports people living with chronic pain, mood disorders, ADHD and the aftermath of trauma. She works with matters related to sexuality and non-monogamous relationships as part of a broader relationship focus.
Sessions are available in English and Spanish and can be a place to talk through specific problems or to build longer term skills. To start clients are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book an initial appointment.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Janis blends client-centred practice with DBT skills and emotionally-focused ideas. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, reflecting and following what matters most to the person. It helps when someone needs a calm place to think through parenting or relationship stress.Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) teaches concrete skills for managing strong emotions and reducing impulsive reactions. These skills are useful for anxiety, self-regulation and coping with relationship conflict. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) concentrates on attachment and how patterns of interaction develop, which can help when old ways of relating create ongoing tension.
Finding the right approach is a joint process. Janis will talk about what feels most relevant and suggest small experiments or skills to try between sessions. Goals, preferences and practical life demands guide how the work proceeds.
Session format details are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week by removing travel and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They also allow using screen time for teaching DBT skills or reviewing notes in-session to support skill practice.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English, Spanish
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting concerns does she address?
She helps people dealing with parenting strain, blended family issues, adoption and foster care matters, and communication problems within family relationships.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centred, keeping the person’s priorities at the heart of sessions while teaching practical skills from DBT and using emotionally-focused ideas for relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have working with these issues?
She has six years of professional experience working with stress, trauma, parenting, self-esteem and related concerns.
What are her official credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I speak Spanish?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
Does she accept clients outside the UK?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions arranged and paid for?
Costs vary by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.