Jacintha Canary , BACP

Jacintha Canary is a South African-born counsellor who now practises in the United Kingdom and brings more than 25 years of experience in counselling, mental health and wellbeing work. Her professional path spans family therapy, couple counselling and support for anxiety, domestic abuse, trauma and abandonment, as well as addictions, resilience-building and adapting to major life changes. She has worked with cultural transition issues, including moving to a new country and adapting to a different culture, and she supports clients navigating family interactions, workplace change, community shifts, forgiveness, self-acceptance and faith-related concerns.

She identifies as a Christian and says faith is part of her own identity, yet she welcomes people of all faiths, spiritual backgrounds and those with no faith. Her practice is rooted in a person-centered approach - she does not give clients answers but facilitates exploration alongside them, supporting self-discovery and wellbeing. She also integrates structured frameworks such as QSL (Quantum Social Learning) and HEAL (Human Experience Augmenting Language), approaches developed by Dr Carlo Monsanto that use body mapping, attention to bodily sensations and reflective listening to support self-exploration, integration and healing of past or present trauma.

Her formal training includes primary teaching and sports (basketball), a Post Graduate Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling, a Certificate in the QSL Framework and Methodology and community leadership qualifications. She has completed numerous courses in resilience, forgiveness, anger and conflict resolution, mental health, mentoring and coaching. She is a member of the BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and brings an authentic perspective shaped by both professional training and lived experience.

Therapeutic Approaches for Online Healing and Support

Jacintha Canary uses client-centered therapy to create a collaborative and respectful space where the client leads the pace and focus of sessions while the therapist provides empathic support. This approach helps with a wide range of concerns including stress, relationship difficulties and self-esteem issues.

She also draws on trauma-focused therapy to help people process and integrate difficult past experiences. This approach works with memories, reactions and coping patterns to reduce the ongoing impact of trauma and support recovery.

Mindfulness therapy is another element of her work, involving simple practices that increase present-moment awareness and help manage anxiety, depression and emotional reactivity.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Jacintha works collaboratively with each person to identify which methods best fit their needs, goals and preferences. She tailors sessions over time so that therapy evolves with the client rather than following a rigid plan.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video call or phone make it possible to connect from different locations, while live chat and text-based messaging provide alternatives for people who prefer writing or need shorter, more frequent check-ins. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to maintain continuity of care when circumstances change.