Joanna Cottrell, BACP

Joanna Cottrell helps people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed or unsure how to make a change. She offers calm, straightforward support for stress, anxiety, low confidence and low mood. Joanna explains things simply and works alongside people as they take small steps forward.

Joanna uses a mix of talking methods to suit the person in front of her. She draws on client-centred ways of working to keep sessions focused on the person's own priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to look at thoughts and behaviours, and motivational interviewing to help with change and goals.

Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including career worry, relationship strains, trauma and grief, ADHD and addictions. Joanna also supports people facing parenting stress, chronic health challenges and issues around intimacy, eating and sleeping. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment concerns, body image and caregiver stress.

Joanna is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, known as BACP. She has eight years of professional experience using counselling skills and practical techniques to help people make progress.

Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Joanna encourages clear goals, practical tools and regular review so change is steady and manageable. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is used and appointments are scheduled according to the therapist's availability.

Sessions are carried out in English in the United Kingdom. Costs vary with location and therapist availability and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How Joanna uses therapeutic approaches online

Client-centred work focuses on the person's own concerns and priorities. Sessions give space for someone to tell their story and choose what to focus on, while the therapist reflects and helps clarify next steps. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and offers simple strategies to reduce unhelpful cycles; it is often used for anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Joanna will discuss what seems most useful and adjust methods as goals and needs change. This means sessions can mix listening, practical tools and short goal-focused tasks agreed between client and therapist.

Online therapy can help fit sessions into a busy life by reducing travel and making scheduling easier. It also lets people continue work while living in the United Kingdom without needing to attend in person. The exact session formats available are not listed here, so please confirm the current options before booking. Sessions are delivered in English and aim to be paced to each person's day-to-day routines and commitments.