- Years in practice
- 6
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Janis
Janis Sims draws on a client-centred approach to help people tackle stress, anxiety and parenting concerns. She uses practical, straightforward conversations to build on strengths. Her style is calm and focused, with a clear aim to make therapy useful day to day.
Janis has six years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration, which informs how she works. She listens first, then helps people set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions tend to focus on what is most pressing and on skills clients can try between meetings. Her work often covers trauma and abuse, motivation and self-esteem, and issues connected to parenting. She also supports people with relationship challenges, grief, and mood difficulties such as depression.
Where concerns overlap, Janis helps people untangle priorities and plan practical steps forward. Janis includes techniques from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy when these fit a person's needs. She adapts sessions to the rhythm and pace a person prefers, using conversation, exercises and reflective questions.
Her aim is to make therapy an active, collaborative process. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish for people based in the United Kingdom and internationally. Janis encourages people to start with a short assessment so they can agree on goals and a workable plan from the outset.
What Janis works with
Everything Janis lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Janis helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Isolation / loneliness
- Mood disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
Approaches Janis lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Janis blends therapeutic approaches online
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s experience at the centre of each session. The therapist listens without judgement and helps people clarify what matters to them and which steps feel manageable. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, or DBT, focuses on building practical skills for managing intense emotions and reducing unhelpful reactions. It is useful when anxiety, mood swings or impulsive behaviours get in the way of daily life. Emotionally-Focused Therapy, EFT, pays close attention to emotional bonds and how feelings shape difficult interactions; it can help people understand patterns that affect their relationships and sense of security.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Janis will talk through options and help decide which methods match a person’s goals and preferences. She adapts techniques over time and checks in regularly to make sure sessions remain relevant and helpful.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow a face-to-face conversation without travel and are good for deeper discussions. Phone sessions suit people who need a shorter check-in or have limited bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging let people share thoughts between sessions and fit therapy into busy days. These options make it easier to work on stress, parenting and emotional issues from different locations and schedules.
Questions people ask about Janis
What concerns does Janis commonly support?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and parenting issues, plus self-esteem and motivation. Other areas include grief, relationship problems and mood disorders.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Janis uses a client-centred approach that starts with listening. She mixes in techniques from DBT and Emotionally-Focused Therapy where they suit the situation.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has six years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and behavioural concerns. Her work focuses on practical steps and achievable goals.
Where is Janis based and what credential does she hold?
Janis practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, recorded as BACP.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish to accommodate different language needs.
What session formats does she use?
Janis provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different schedules and communication preferences.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and are delivered via a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How does someone begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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