Juanita Hunter

Person-Centred Counsellor

juanita@southsidecounselling.co.uk
07735 329532

Sessions last 50 minutes and cost £50.
Juanita offers face-to-face, phone, online and outdoor walking sessions.

About Juanita

Juanita is a qualified Person-centred counsellor with a range of experience. She believes that compassion is a big part of the healing process and therefore brings compassion and empathy to her practice. She will always help you to feel safe and grounded as we work. There are lots of reasons why we become stuck in life: traumatic experiences, feeling overwhelmed, feeling disconnected to ourselves due to trying to live up to others’ expectations, work related stress or difficulty in our relationships. Juanita likes to provide a supportive space that enables you to connect to yourself, explore, detangle and discover your own patterns of behaviour, thus allowing for change and personal growth, a new perspective that allows you to move forward.

Juanita is currently training for a certificate in Somatic Trauma Therapy. Soon to qualify in July. In order to complete the requirements of the course Juanita needs to obtain certain number of session hours primarily focused on this.

Somatic Trauma Therapy is a body-focused approach too trauma recover that emphasises the connection between the mind and body. It helps individuals process and release trauma by focusing on bodily sensations, rather than solely on the emotional or cognitive aspects of the trauma.

This therapy aims to help individuals regain control of their nervous system and reduce the impact of traumatic experiences on their physical and emotional well-being.

Juanita is looking for 2 volunteers willing to complete 6-10 sessions of this approach. As Juanita is in training, sessions will be free of charge. Please reach out if you are interested.

Juanita can help with the following issues:

Abuse (childhood, domestic, emotional and sexual)
PTSD
Anxiety
Stress
Depression
Feelings of suicide and self-harm
Addiction
Life transitions
Grief, bereavement & loss
Low Self-esteem & confidence
Work-related stress
Working with young people
Bullying
Various mental health issues.
Men’s mental health

Languages

English

Training & Experience

Juanita has worked in trauma and addiction services and in hospital environments supporting those with complex mental health issues, as well as her current role in an Employee Assistance Program. She offers both short-term and long-term counselling and uses the outdoors as part of her therapy practice, often in the form of walking sessions. Click here for more details.

Professional Bodies

Juanita is a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and follows their code of practice and ethical Framework.