Janis Sims, BACP

Janis Sims uses a client-focused way of working to help people manage stress, anxiety and trauma. She has six years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and speaks English and Spanish. Janis emphasises people's strengths and treats each person as the expert on their own life. She aims to make the first step feel manageable and respectful.

In sessions she listens closely and helps people name what is most important to them. She offers practical strategies for motivation, self-esteem and confidence alongside space to talk about painful experiences. Parenting concerns, relationship worries and issues linked to grief or loss are also within her areas of focus.

Janis also works with addiction concerns, sleeping and eating difficulties, career stress and intimacy-related issues. Additional interests include adoption and foster care, attachment matters, autism and Asperger syndrome, and post-traumatic stress. She draws on approaches that support emotional regulation and clearer communication.

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. That background informs her clinical practice in the UK. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.

To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps link people to the right therapist and to schedule sessions that suit them. Janis uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, so people can plan therapy around their lives.

How Janis' approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the person. It helps people feel understood and find their own solutions to stress, low mood and relationship questions.

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, often called DBT, teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving coping. It can help with anxiety, mood challenges and difficulties in self-regulation.

Emotionally-Focused Therapy aims to clarify emotions in close relationships and improve how people connect and communicate. It is useful for intimacy-related concerns and relationship patterns that cause distress.

Finding the right approach is something the therapist will do together with the client. Janis will discuss the options, listen to goals and suggest a way forward that fits the person's needs and preferences. This collaborative step helps decide which methods to try first and when to adjust the plan.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing travel time and offering more flexible scheduling. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when needed or sessions without video if that suits the person better. Please confirm the current session options before booking so expectations match the available formats.