About Joanne
Joanne Maddison is a BACP psychotherapeutic counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She draws on three years of clinical experience to help people manage stress, anxiety and low mood. Joanne works in a respectful, calm manner and aims to make the first steps towards change feel manageable.
She uses a client-centred approach that keeps the conversation focused on each person’s needs. That means listening for what matters to the client and shaping sessions around those priorities.
Background and approach
Joanne also integrates psychodynamic ideas to look at how past experiences may still influence day-to-day feelings and choices. A mindfulness approach is used to develop practical ways of noticing and responding to difficult thoughts and bodily sensations. Somatic ideas are sometimes included to help people reconnect with physical signals that affect mood and stress.
She blends these methods to suit the person in front of her rather than following a fixed formula. Her background in healthcare informs an interest in transitions connected to pregnancy and motherhood, and in caring roles more broadly. Joanne also supports people facing grief, relationship challenges, addiction concerns and work-related strain.
Sessions are shaped around clear goals and gentle reflection. Joanne seeks to create a space where people can explore what they want to change, learn coping tools, and build on strengths at a pace that feels right.
Combining talking therapy and body‑aware approaches online
Joanne draws on client-centred practice to keep sessions focused on what matters to the individual. That means the counsellor listens first and helps people set practical goals for stress, anxiety or life changes. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to consider how past experiences might shape current reactions and relationships.Mindfulness is offered as a practical way to notice thoughts and bodily signals without getting swept away. Simple mindfulness practices can help with sleep, worry and emotional regulation. These approaches suit people who want both short-term coping tools and a chance to understand deeper patterns over time.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanne discusses options with each person and adjusts methods based on needs, goals and preferences. The choice of techniques is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for in‑depth conversation and exercises, phone can be a low-bandwidth option, and messaging works for short check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make therapy easier to fit around work, caring duties and everyday life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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