Janie Ironside Wood

Therapy with Janie

Humanistic counselling - the way I work - aims to gently support you as you find your way through dilemmas, mysteries and challenges to a more peaceful and fulfilling life.

Counselling is a place of warmth and understanding where you can explore your thoughts and feelings. You can talk freely and confidentially without being judged, and you will sense that you are being listened to and really ‘heard’. I qualified as a humanistic counsellor because I liked the fundamental qualities of empathy and humanity.

Humanistic counselling believes that you, the client, hold the ultimate wisdom. It puts you in control while my job is to support you as you navigate your world.

My clients have included people of all ages, nationalities, and cultures, and together we have worked on issues such as depression, anxiety, bereavement and grief, terminal illness, attachment styles, relationship difficulties, coercive relationships, lifestyle choices, low self-esteem, family issues, ADHD and neurodivergence, as well many other scenarios that fall into the category of life’s emotional challenges.