- Person-centred approach
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Blended family issues
About Joanne
Joanne Willmot is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with nine years of practice. She uses a person-centred style and practical therapeutic approaches to help people who are feeling stressed, anxious, low or overwhelmed.
Joanne talks plainly and keeps sessions down-to-earth. She builds rapport and offers gentle challenge when it can help. She aims to increase insight and awareness so people can make changes and treat themselves with more compassion.
Her work covers a wide range of issues. These include relationship and family concerns, blended family issues, parenting questions, grief, trauma and abuse, and difficulties with intimacy. She also supports people facing career stress, addiction, eating or sleeping problems, and coping with life changes.
Joanne draws on several approaches in sessions. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness to help with difficult thoughts and feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and solution-focused techniques are used to tackle patterns and set practical goals.
People meet with her to talk through practical problems as well as deeper emotional patterns such as attachment, abandonment or codependency. She works in English and can take international clients. For an initial step clients complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session.
Therapeutic approaches and remote working
Joanne commonly integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centred work in her online sessions. ACT focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings while taking actions that reflect what matters to you. Client-centred work prioritises the persons viewpoint and uses listening and reflection to build understanding.She treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, preferences and how problems show up, then decide together which methods to use. That can mean mixing ACT, CBT techniques or mindfulness exercises depending on what fits the situation.
The original biography mentions phone, video calling and instant messaging as possible ways to meet, so check which formats are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family commitments, allow a shorter check-in when needed, or avoid travel time. Registered or accredited professionals can guide adaptations so sessions suit a persons daily routine without promising a particular outcome.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship problems, plus a broad list of related issues such as grief, trauma, parenting strain and blended family issues.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centred and down-to-earth, with gentle challenge where helpful. Sessions focus on building trust, increasing insight and setting practical steps.
How long has she been practising?
She has nine years of experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography mentions phone, video calling and instant messaging as session types. Confirm the current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.