Star Ginns

I'm an experienced counsellor and a Third-Culture Kid. I support Multicultural and International adults who may be feeling quietly anxious, uncertain, emotionally tired or overwhelmed. I'm here to support you in finding clarity, self-trust, and balance.

I offer online counselling across the UK and overseas, and outdoor counselling (walk and talk or sit and chat in nature) in central Warwick.

Many of my clients live between cultures or grew up outside their original country. Many are adult Third-Culture/Cross-Culture Kids, adults of mixed heritage, mixed race, expats, and repatriates.

I also welcome LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent clients (diagnosed or self-identified). I’m learning to support my own neuro needs too. I offer a validating, neuro-affirming space centred on your needs, not a “deficit” lens.

A little about me:

I’m mixed Thai/Chinese and I grew up between Thailand and the UK. I also understand therapy from both sides, as a counsellor and as someone who has been a client. I know what it’s like to look like you’re coping, while feeling anxious and overwhelmed underneath, and wondering if something is “wrong” with you.

That lived experience, alongside my professional training, shapes how I work.

About my approach to counselling:

I’m an experienced integrative counsellor. This means I don’t use one fixed approach. I recognise that our family, community, and cultural background play a big role in how we see ourselves, the world, and how we move through life. It’s about understanding you in the whole context of your life, not just as an individual in isolation.

My approach is relational, culturally sensitive, trauma-informed, and practical. Sessions are usually relaxed and conversational rather than clinical. If it feels helpful, I may include creative and somatic (body-based) practices to support the work, because there are times when talking alone may not be enough.

Depending on your reasons for being here, we might explore how early experiences, cultural conditioning, or survival patterns have shaped the ways you cope, relate, and respond now. The aim is for meaningful change to grow, rather than being forced, so it's real and sustainable.

Areas we can explore together:

These are common starting points to give you some ideas. We can shape our focus around what matters most to you.

• Patterns of overthinking, over-giving, over-achieving, and burnout
  
• Anxiety, stress, or emotional overwhelm you’ve learnt to hide
  
• People-pleasing, perfectionism, and hyper-independence tendencies
  
• Childhood Negative Experience (CEN) and past relational trauma
  
• Difficulty setting relevant and sustainable boundaries
  
• Resentment or anger you’ve tried to push away
  
• Guilt or shame that keeps you second-guessing yourself and your future
  
• Low self-trust & self-esteem despite your achievements
  
• Identity and belonging, and the pressure to fit in
  
• Bereavement & Grief, including unrecognised or long-distance grief
  
• Family obligations and cultural expectations affecting your life choices
  
• Culture shock or reverse culture shock
  

How can I help:

My clients often describe feeling lighter, clearer, and more emotionally agile after our work together.

You can expect:

• A space where you don’t have to hold it all together.
  
• Clarity on your emotions and where your patterns may have come from.
  
• Compassionate support as you get to know the different parts of you, and reconnect with the ones you’ve had to hide, silence or avoid.
  
• Practical tools you can use in everyday life, if that’s what you're looking for.

Free 20-minute introductory call:

This gives us a chance to see whether you feel comfortable talking with me, whether we might be a good fit, and how counselling might support you at this point in your life.

I understand that this may not feel like much time to determine if I'm the right counsellor for you. I encourage you to consider how you feel when we're talking...

• Do you feel comfortable talking to me?
  
• Do you feel like you can ask me questions?
  
• Do you feel that I'm empathetic and interested in what you have to say?
  
• Do my responses feel relevant, respectful, and genuine to you?
  

If you're feeling alone, frustrated and conflicted right now, you're not alone. Many of us experienced similar struggles at some point in life. But if it’s negatively impacting your life and relationships, let’s work through it together.

Available services:

I offer one-to-one counselling for adults aged 18+. A counselling session lasts 60 minutes, and we would usually meet weekly. Bi-weekly session is available upon discussion.

• Online counselling, including telephone and email counselling. £65/session
  
• Outdoor counselling in central Warwick, £65/session
  
• 90-minute single session or ad-hoc sessions as an alternative to ongoing therapy, £125/session.
  

I'm a multicultural Third-Culture Kid supporting adults who feel overwhelmed, anxious, or full of self-doubt. Together, we'll make sense of your experiences and emotions, and explore how to meet life's challenges with clarity, self-trust, and balance.

I offer Online Counselling nationwide. Outdoor Counselling (walk & talk or sit & chat in nature) is also available in Warwick.

If you are looking for a counsellor who understands what it’s like to live between cultures, to carry the weight of a complicated childhood and family expectations... who gets the quiet loneliness, the guilt, the inner conflict and self-judgement—I’m glad you’re here.

A little about me

I’m a British, Thai-Chinese Third-Culture Kid (TCK)* and a counsellor who’s also been a client. I remember what it’s like to function well on the outside while feeling anxious and overwhelmed on the inside, wanting things to change but unsure where to start.

Professionally, I’m an experienced integrative counsellor with a trauma-informed and compassionate approach. With over five years of counselling experience, I draw on a range of therapeutic and creative approaches to tailor our work to you, especially with how trauma, cultural influences, or emotional neglect may have impacted you.

I support clients from all walks of life, but my lived experiences led me to focus on working with adults from multicultural and international communities, including Adult Third-Culture Kids, Expats, Repats, and individuals in intercultural relationships.

*A Third-Culture Kid is someone who grew up between cultures, often moving countries or living outside their parents’ culture, which can impact identity and belonging.

Some areas we could work together on:

• Patterns of overthinking, overgiving, and burnout
  
• Anxiety, stress, and emotional overwhelm make you feel like you can't cope at work or lose control
  
• People-pleasing, perfectionism, and imposter syndrome
  
• Difficulty setting 'relevant' boundaries
  
• Resentment or imbalance in relationships
  
• Persistent guilt and shame tied to your past or identity
  
• Low self-trust & self-esteem lead to self-doubt
  
• Inner conflict around identity, belonging, and cultural/familial beliefs
  
• Unspoken grief and invisible losses
  
• Struggles with family obligations and cultural expectations
  
• Uncertainty about life transition
  

How can I help

My clients often describe feeling lighter, clearer, stronger, and more empowered after our work together.

What you can expect from our sessions:

• A space where you don’t have to hold it all together. You won’t be judged for being too emotional, too guarded, too much, too complicated, or not enough.
  
• Clarity on why you feel the way you do and where those patterns came from. A deeper sense of self, rooted in who you are—not just who you were expected to be.
  
• Compassionate support as you get to know the different parts of you, and reconnect with the ones you’ve had to hide, silence or avoid.
  
• Practical tools, so you leave our sessions with insights and strategies you can actually use and are relevant to your life—if that’s what you’re looking for.
  

My approach is empathetic, collaborative, and culturally sensitive. If you’ve learned to minimise your feelings to get by, this space is for you. You don’t have to keep doing it all alone.

Free introductory call

I offer a free 15-20-minute intro chat for us to get a sense of each other, ask questions, and see if we may be the right fit.

I understand that this may not feel like much time to determine if I'm the right counsellor for you. I encourage you to consider how you feel when we're talking...

• Do you feel comfortable talking to me?
  
• Do you feel like you can ask me questions?
  
• Do you feel that I'm empathetic and interested in what you have to say?
  
• Do my responses feel relevant, respectful, and genuine to you?
  

If you're feeling alone, overwhelmed, possibly a little frustrated and conflicted right now, you're not alone. Many of us experienced similar struggles at some point in life. But if it’s negatively impacting your life and relationships, let’s work through it together.

Available services:

I offer one-to-one counselling to adults (18+).

• Online Counselling, including Email & Telephone Counselling
  
• Outdoor Counselling (Central Warwick)
  
• 90-minute Single Session (an alternative to traditional counselling)
  

I'm an experienced counsellor and a Third-Culture Kid. I support Multicultural and International adults who may be feeling quietly anxious, uncertain, emotionally tired or overwhelmed. I'm here to support you in finding clarity, self-trust, and balance.

I offer online counselling across the UK and overseas, and outdoor counselling (walk and talk or sit and chat in nature) in central Warwick.

Many of my clients live between cultures or grew up outside their original country. Many are adult Third-Culture/Cross-Culture Kids, adults of mixed heritage, mixed race, expats, and repatriates. 

I also welcome LGBTQ+ and neurodivergent clients (diagnosed or self-identified). I’m learning to support my own neuro needs too. I offer a validating, neuro-affirming space centred on your needs, not a “deficit” lens.

A little about me:

I’m mixed Thai/Chinese and I grew up between Thailand and the UK. I also understand therapy from both sides, as a counsellor and as someone who has been a client. I know what it’s like to look like you’re coping, while feeling anxious and overwhelmed underneath, and wondering if something is “wrong” with you.

That lived experience, alongside my professional training, shapes how I work.

About my approach to counselling:

I’m an experienced integrative counsellor. This means I don’t use one fixed approach. I recognise that our family, community, and cultural background play a big role in how we see ourselves, the world, and how we move through life. It’s about understanding you in the whole context of your life, not just as an individual in isolation.

My approach is relational, culturally sensitive, trauma-informed, and practical. Sessions are usually relaxed and conversational rather than clinical. If it feels helpful, I may include creative and somatic (body-based) practices to support the work, because there are times when talking alone may not be enough.

Depending on your reasons for being here, we might explore how early experiences, cultural conditioning, or survival patterns have shaped the ways you cope, relate, and respond now. The aim is for meaningful change to grow, rather than being forced, so it's real and sustainable.

Areas we can explore together:

Free 20-minute introductory call:

This gives us a chance to see whether you feel comfortable talking with me, whether we might be a good fit, and how counselling might support you at this point in your life.

I understand that this may not feel like much time to determine if I'm the right counsellor for you. I encourage you to consider how you feel when we're talking...

• Do you feel comfortable talking to me?
  
• Do you feel like you can ask me questions?
  
• Do you feel that I'm empathetic and interested in what you have to say?
  
• Do my responses feel relevant, respectful, and genuine to you?
  

If you're feeling alone, frustrated and conflicted right now, you're not alone. Many of us experienced similar struggles at some point in life. But if it’s negatively impacting your life and relationships, let’s work through it together.

Available services:

I offer one-to-one counselling for adults aged 18+. A counselling session lasts 60 minutes, and we would usually meet weekly. Bi-weekly session is available upon discussion.

• Online counselling, including telephone and email counselling. £65/session
  
• Outdoor counselling in central Warwick, £65/session
  
• 90-minute single session or ad-hoc sessions as an alternative to ongoing therapy, £125/session.