Juanita Hunter
juanita@southsidecounselling.co.uk
07735 329532
Sessions last 50 minutes and cost £60.
Juanita offers face-to-face, phone, online and outdoor walking sessions.
About Juanita
Juanita is a qualified Person-centred counsellor, certified Somatic Trauma Therapist, and certified Myofascial Trauma Therapist, with a broad range of experience. Compassion is central to Juanita’s approach—she believes it is a vital part of the healing process and brings both compassion and empathy to her practice. Juanita is dedicated to helping you feel safe and grounded as you work together.
Juanita also incorporates Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) into her practice, offering a practical, goal-oriented approach for short-term support. SFBT helps clients identify their strengths and resources, focusing on solutions rather than problems, and is particularly effective for those seeking rapid, meaningful change. SFBT works best for everyday problems – things like stress, low motivation or workplace challenges – because it focuses on finding practical solutions quickly.
There are many reasons why we become stuck in life: traumatic experiences, feeling overwhelmed, disconnection from ourselves due to others’ expectations, work-related stress, or difficulties in relationships. Juanita provides a supportive space that enables you to reconnect with yourself, explore, untangle, and discover your own patterns of behaviour—allowing for change, personal growth, and a new perspective to move forward.
Juanita has completed advanced training and holds certifications in both Somatic Trauma Therapy and Myofascial Trauma Therapy. Somatic Trauma Therapy is a body-focused approach to trauma recovery that emphasizes the mind-body connection, helping individuals process and release trauma by focusing on bodily sensations. Myofascial Trauma Therapy further supports healing by addressing trauma stored in the body’s connective tissues, promoting physical and emotional well-being.
These therapies aim to help individuals regain control of their nervous system and reduce the impact of traumatic experiences on their overall health.
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 over 8 years’ experience providing support in an Employee Assistance Programme, where she has provided Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT) as a means of short-term support. She has worked in trauma and addiction services and hospital environments, supporting those with complex mental health issues. Juanita offers both short-term and long-term counselling and incorporates the outdoors into her therapy practice at times, often through walking sessions when weather allows. 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 as well as the Federation of Holistic Therapists. (Awaiting documentation).