Kanan Robinson

Kanan Robinson is a counsellor with three years of professional experience who draws on a humanistic, person-centred approach. She works in the United Kingdom and holds BACP, which is recorded as a credential. Kanan aims to offer empathy and a steady presence so people can talk through the issues that matter to them.

Her route into counselling began after experiencing therapy herself. That experience sparked an interest in how thinking patterns shape feeling and behaviour. She completed training in several related modalities and then spent four years training in counselling to bring those skills into a therapeutic setting.

Kanan describes her style as humanistic and integrative, meaning she follows each person’s lead and adapts sessions to what they need. Sessions move at the client’s pace and focus on the concerns the person brings. She uses additional techniques from complementary approaches when they might help someone make progress.

She commonly supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship difficulties. Kanan also works with issues such as grief, trauma, parenting strain, eating and sleeping problems, and workplace pressures. Other areas she can address include coping with life changes, panic, self-harm thoughts, and questions about life purpose.

In sessions she aims to create a respectful, non-judgemental space. The work is collaborative - she helps people notice patterns, try different ways of responding, and build coping strategies that fit their day-to-day life.

How client-centred work translates to online sessions