About Johanna
Johanna Skillen is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are anxious, stressed, or coping with grief. She also supports those managing low self-esteem, depression, trauma and abuse, and major life changes.
Johanna aims to make the first steps feel manageable. She creates an open, non-judgemental space where people can talk about difficult thoughts and feelings. Sessions are paced to what the person needs and to what feels safe for them.
Background and approach
Her practice draws on client-centred principles that prioritise the person’s perspective. She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy to help identify unhelpful thinking patterns and try different ways of responding. These approaches are used together to support practical change alongside emotional understanding.
Johanna pays attention to control issues and self-love as part of the work. She helps people notice small shifts in thinking and behaviour that add up over time. The focus is on realistic steps that fit everyday life.
People who choose Johanna often want a supportive, down-to-earth counsellor who listens carefully. She supports clients as they set goals and try out new coping strategies. The aim is clearer thinking, steadier mood, and better ways of coping with life’s pressures.
Approaches and online options that fit your life
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person’s own experience. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps the person find their own solutions. This approach suits people who need a steady, understanding presence while they make sense of difficult feelings.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and tests small practical changes. CBT can be useful for anxiety, stress and low mood where learning new habits makes day-to-day life easier.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That makes the process collaborative and tailored to each person’s needs.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow a fuller conversation similar to face-to-face work. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a busy day. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, caregiving or travel.
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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