Joanne Lyons, BACP

Joanne Lyons offers a person-centred approach to counselling focused on helping people feel understood and supported. She works to create a calm, approachable space where clients can talk through worries and begin to make sense of what they are feeling. Joanne’s style is gentle and respectful, with an emphasis on listening and building trust from the first session.

Joanne completed a Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling in 2023. Her trainee work took place at a low-cost community counselling service in south-east London, where she supported people dealing with anxiety, depression and stress. She also gained experience with family conflict, trauma and abuse during that placement.

She volunteers with a bereavement charity and has worked with people facing grief and loss. That experience informs how she manages sensitive conversations and pays attention to what someone needs in the moment. Joanne aims to help people understand themselves better and to find practical choices they can use going forward.

Joanne is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She brings five years of overall experience to her work and uses Client-Centred Therapy alongside Trauma-Focused Therapy when these fit a person’s needs. Sessions are conducted in English and take place in the United Kingdom.

Her approach suits people who want a warm, non-judgemental space to explore stress, relationships, parenting questions, mood difficulties, trauma, ADHD or life changes. Joanne places priority on being trustworthy and listening carefully so people can feel more able to move forward.

How Joanne’s approaches work for online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the relationship in the room. The therapist listens without judgement, reflects what is heard and helps people explore their own thoughts and feelings. This approach is often used for worries about stress, relationships, self-esteem and life transitions.

Trauma-Focused Therapy concentrates on the impact of traumatic events and on building coping skills. It aims to help people feel safer with their memories and responses, and can be useful for those affected by abuse, violence or distressing past events.

Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Joanne will work with each person to decide which methods seem most helpful based on needs, goals and personal preference. That collaborative discussion is part of the early sessions so the plan can be adapted as therapy progresses.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week and can reduce travel time. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when that suits someone’s schedule and provide alternatives when attending in person is difficult.