About Joanne
Joanne Breslin is a counsellor who uses a person-centred way of working. She places the client at the heart of sessions and focuses on what matters to each person. Joanne speaks plainly and aims to create a relaxed, down-to-earth space where people feel able to talk about stress, anxiety and other painful issues.
Joanne draws on four years of practice and a BACP credential to guide conversations. She listens actively and reflects back what she hears so people can make sense of difficult feelings.
Background and approach
Practical tools from cognitive behavioural and solution-focused approaches are used when they fit the person’s needs. Many clients find the first step the hardest, and Joanne says she understands that worry. She tries to help people settle in quickly, reduce pressure and build a trusting working relationship.
Sessions are free from judgement and unsolicited advice. Joanne supports people facing a wide range of concerns including grief, relationship problems, low self-esteem, addictions, trauma and coping with life changes. She also works with issues such as burnout, compassion fatigue, sleep and eating difficulties, and ADHD-related struggles.
Therapy is tailored to the individual. Joanne combines listening with practical steps so people can try changes between sessions. She aims to help people notice small shifts that make daily life easier and more manageable.
Approaches that inform online counselling
Joanne blends person-centred listening with practical techniques to make online therapy useful and down to earth. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own goals and feelings, with the counsellor offering empathic listening and encouragement so clients can find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviours and teaches simple strategies to reduce anxiety, improve mood and change unhelpful habits. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, achievable steps and on building what is already working in the person’s life.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Joanne will talk with the client about their goals and preferences, and together they decide which mix of listening and techniques feels best. That plan can change over time as needs evolve and as small gains are noticed.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different lifestyles. Video calls work well for in-depth conversations, phone sessions can be lighter on bandwidth, and messaging or chat can fit short check-ins or people who prefer not to use a camera. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, caring duties and busy schedules while keeping the focus on steady progress.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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