About Jo
Jo Shenton is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction and low mood. She uses straightforward conversation to get to the heart of what is causing pain. Jo listens without judgement and helps people find practical ways to cope and move forward.
Jo draws on six years of experience working with individuals and couples, including outreach work around substance misuse and suicide ideation. She holds a Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (level 6) and a Certificate in Counselling from Staffordshire University.
Background and approach
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. In sessions she adapts her approach to each person. That might mean focusing on thoughts and behaviours, building skills to tolerate strong feelings, or looking at how early relationships still shape current patterns.
The aim is to clarify what matters to the client and try practical steps that fit their life. Jo works with issues such as grief, relationship problems, parenting strain, eating or sleeping difficulties, anger, compulsive behaviours and long-term mood or personality struggles. She also offers support for people dealing with identity and intimacy concerns, and those recovering from trauma and abuse.
Her style is warm and direct. She combines listening with goal-focused tools so conversations lead to change. For people juggling work, family or recovery, Jo offers options that fit different schedules and preferences.
Therapeutic approaches for online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting pulled into them and then commit to small steps that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and difficulties that keep people stuck.Attachment‑Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current ways of relating and coping. It helps people understand patterns such as fear of abandonment or difficulty trusting others and to build more supported ways of connecting.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Jo will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. She will adjust the plan as therapy progresses so it stays practical and relevant.
Online therapy allows the same conversations without the need to travel. Video calls are close to face‑to‑face sessions and suit in‑depth work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when a quieter, audio‑only check‑in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief messages, ongoing reflection and arranging short check‑ins between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and recovery commitments.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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