Jana Ogg, BACP

Jana Ogg is a person centred counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, grief, self-esteem and big life changes. She explains why hard feelings show up and offers steady support while people work out what they need next.

She uses a person centred approach that focuses on the individual’s experience. Sessions aim to be respectful and compassionate, and pace is set by the person attending. Jana seeks to make sessions feel personal rather than one-size-fits-all.

Jana is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That registration is shown as BACP in her credentials. She has three years of experience working with a wide range of issues, including grief, loss, confidence and self-worth concerns, and the emotional impact of relationship breakdown.

Her background includes supporting people affected by neurodiversity, addiction, sexuality and gender matters, disability and homelessness. She has particular experience with loss of a child and pregnancy-related grief and helps people find ways to cope and move forward after these losses.

In sessions Jana listens without judgement and reflects what she hears so people can better understand their feelings. She encourages practical steps as well as emotional processing, and she adapts her approach to what each person needs. The first meeting is used to clarify goals and agree how to work together.

Person centred support and practical approaches online

Jana practices using person centred counselling, which means she focuses on the person’s experience and uses empathic listening and reflection to help them understand their feelings and choices. This approach suits people who want space to talk things through and be heard without judgement.

She also works with commonly used evidence-based techniques that help people manage stress and anxiety. These methods include straightforward coping strategies such as grounding, breathing exercises and breaking problems into smaller steps to make them easier to handle. These techniques are practical and aim to help with everyday challenges like overwhelm and sleeplessness.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jana will work with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. Together they set aims for therapy and adjust the way they work as needed.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around family, work or study, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when life is busy. It can also suit people who prefer to speak from a familiar environment or who need a format that does not require being on camera for every session.