Janine Kennedy , NCPS

Janine Kennedy is an accredited and fully insured counsellor and psychotherapist with over 10 years of clinical experience, offering personalised integrative online therapy that adapts to each person’s circumstances and goals. She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family difficulties, eating and food-related issues, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career transitions, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Janine has particular clinical interests in eating disorders, obesity and weight management, toxic relationship dynamics such as emotional abuse and boundary setting, and faith-informed counselling for clients who wish to explore spirituality alongside mental health. Her practice also addresses complex attachment and abandonment issues, blended family dynamics, body image, caregiver stress, chronic pain and illness, commitment and control issues, domestic violence, and family-of-origin concerns.

Her work is integrative and evidence-informed. She draws on client-centered principles to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space, uses cognitive-behavioral techniques to identify and reframe unhelpful thinking patterns, and incorporates mindfulness strategies to build present-moment awareness and emotion regulation. Janine also employs motivational questioning and cognitive restructuring to support lasting change. She holds the NCPS credential, which indicates formal training and recognised competence in counselling and psychotherapy.

Sessions are offered online in formats that suit each client, with an emphasis on collaborative planning, practical tools, and steady steps toward greater resilience and well-being.

Integrative Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Janine Kennedy uses a blend of approaches to meet each client's needs, drawing on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness techniques. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a respectful, empathic environment where the client's experience guides the pace of work - this approach is helpful for building self-understanding and trust in the therapeutic relationship. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) involves identifying patterns of thinking and behaviour that contribute to distress and developing practical strategies to change them - it is effective for anxiety, depression, and many everyday challenges. Mindfulness therapy encourages present-moment awareness through simple practices that help reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation, which can support people coping with stress, grief, or anger.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the collaborative process. Janine works with clients to explore their goals, preferences, and life context, and together they tailor methods and pacing so the therapy fits the person rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit support into busy schedules, to continue work during life transitions, or to access help from a distance. Licensed professionals can deliver effective care through these formats, and Janine adapts tools and interventions to suit each mode of contact.