Counsellor profile
Janis Dreosti, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anxiety and trauma support
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 383171
- Experience
- 5 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma-informed care
- Mindfulness and CBT
About Janis
Janis Dreosti is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with five years' experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and feeling overwhelmed. She also works with concerns such as relationship strain, grief, parenting pressures, intimacy issues and codependency.
Her style is interactive and relaxed. Sessions are practical and focused on what the client wants to change. She uses plain explanations and teaches techniques to manage anxiety, intrusive thoughts, anger and low mood.
Janis draws on a mix of therapeutic tools rather than a single method. This includes elements from client-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness and solution-focused techniques. She uses psychoeducation to explain why symptoms happen and then practises simple skills to reduce their impact.
When trauma is part of the story she does not push clients to relive events. The focus is on what those events have left behind and on the here-and-now effects. Work moves at the client’s pace, with practical strategies for managing distressing feelings and thoughts.
Her background includes more than five years supporting people affected by domestic violence, sexual abuse, PTSD and depression at a local charity. In the first session she asks about how current problems affect day-to-day life, and what the client hopes to get from counselling. From there she and the client plan what to focus on next.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Janis uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural ideas together with mindfulness in her practice. Client-centred work focuses on the client’s own goals and experiences, helping them to shape what to talk about and what to change. Cognitive behavioural techniques look at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and introduce exercises to shift unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness teaches attention and grounding skills to reduce reactivity and manage overwhelming emotions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. She works with the client collaboratively to decide which methods fit their situation and preferences. That means trying tools, checking what helps and adjusting the plan as work progresses.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. In general online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed and remove travel time. It can also make it simpler to use breathing and grounding exercises together during a session, or to practise CBT worksheets and mindfulness exercises in real time.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does she help with people-pleasing and codependency?
Yes. The profile lists codependency among areas she works with, and she supports people who repeatedly put others first.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses an interactive, relaxed approach and focuses on practical techniques. Sessions include explanation of why symptoms happen and practice of coping skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of experience including more than five years supporting people at a local charity with domestic violence, sexual abuse, PTSD and depression.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom as stated in the profile.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted according to the profile. Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.