About Joanna
Joanna 'Jo' Biegala is an integrative counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She creates a warm, honest space where people can talk through thoughts and feelings without fear of judgment. Jo focuses on worry and overwhelm and helps people find clearer ways to cope.
She draws on person-centred work to build trust and then uses practical techniques to address specific problems. Common concerns Jo supports include stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief and depression.
Background and approach
She also helps people manage life changes and build healthier patterns after separation or loss. Jo uses Attachment-Based methods to look at how early relationships influence current feelings and reactions. She blends Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, known as CBT, to help people spot and change unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set simple, achievable goals and notice small steps that make a difference. Sessions are conversational and collaborative. Jo encourages clients to lead the pace and pick the focus that matters most to them.
Practical coping strategies and short exercises are often introduced between meetings to reinforce progress. Jo has three years' experience working with adults who have a range of mental health and wellbeing needs. She has also worked with children and young people in the past, though her current practice centres on adult clients.
Her approach aims to be straightforward, respectful and tailored to each individual's situation.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Jo uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns influence emotions and reactions today; this can help with issues such as abandonment, attachment difficulties and relationship anxiety. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small behavioural changes to reduce anxiety and low mood. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on setting short-term goals and spotting practical steps that lead to change.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Jo will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and then agree a way of working together. That may mean combining elements of different approaches and adjusting methods as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility and easier access to regular support. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a fuller interaction is needed. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a conversation needs to fit into a short break. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, step-by-step planning or people who prefer typing to speaking. These options help people fit therapy around work, childcare and daily life while keeping the focus on practical coping and steady progress.
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- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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