About Joanne
Joanne Lindley is a counsellor who helps people manage anxiety, stress and low mood. She also supports those dealing with grief, relationship pain and the impact of trauma. Joanne writes in a warm, direct way and aims to make the first step into therapy feel possible for anyone who is worried or unsure.
She holds BACP accreditation, and has seven years of experience including time working within the NHS. That background exposed her to a wide range of difficulties and people from many different walks of life.
Background and approach
Joanne also has specific skills in supporting people through bereavement and pet loss. Joanne uses straightforward, evidence-informed methods such as cognitive approaches alongside person-centred and psychotherapeutic work. Sessions focus on practical tools for anxiety and depression, plus space to understand patterns in relationships and attachment.
She explains ideas plainly and helps people try out new ways of coping between sessions. Appointments can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Joanne offers evening and weekend times to fit around work or study, and she is experienced supporting academics and students who face particular stresses.
In the first meeting she and the client will map out priorities and agree a clear plan. The emphasis is on collaboration - setting achievable goals and adjusting the approach as needed to match what actually helps the person in day-to-day life.
How Joanne’s approaches work online
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people understand why they react in certain ways in close relationships. Cognitive behavioural work focuses on practical strategies to reduce anxiety and change unhelpful thinking or behaviours. Client-centred methods create a calm space where the person sets the pace and the counsellor listens without directing the conversation.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Joanne will discuss options with the client and together they will choose or blend methods that fit the person’s goals, needs and preferences. The relationship and the plan are reviewed as therapy progresses so changes can be made if something isn’t working.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation from home, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins and messaging lets someone write thoughts between appointments. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy around work, study or caregiving commitments and to maintain continuity when life is busy.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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