Joanne Shipp, BACP

Joanne Shipp welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, low in self-esteem, or stuck after life changes. She aims to make the first step feel easier by listening and helping people work through what matters most to them. Joanne uses clear, practical conversations so clients can start to feel more settled and in control.

Joanne draws on a mix of counselling approaches but keeps the client at the centre of the work. Sessions focus on understanding how feelings, relationships and past experiences shape day-to-day life. She encourages people to notice patterns and try small, realistic changes that suit their situation.

Her practice blends Client-Centred Therapy with Psychodynamic and Solution-Focused ideas. That means Joanne pays attention to the relationship in the room, looks at how past events affect the present, and helps set concrete goals for change. She adapts the balance of these methods to what each person finds helpful.

Joanne has three years' experience and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She works from the United Kingdom and offers sessions in English. If during the first session it seems someone needs a different kind of support, she will help find an alternative practitioner.

People typically decide between short-term focused work or longer-term exploration with regular reviews. Joanne asks newcomers to share their goals early on so sessions can be shaped around what they want to achieve.

How Joanne's approaches shape online therapy

Joanne uses Client-Centred, Psychodynamic and Solution-Focused ideas to guide online work. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening with empathy and responding to what each person needs, which can help with low self-esteem and relationship concerns. Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how earlier experiences influence current feelings and patterns, useful for issues such as attachment, abandonment and recurring relationship problems. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on setting practical goals and small changes, which suits people wanting clear steps for stress, sleep or career-related worries.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work she does with each person. Joanne treats this as a collaborative process and will discuss options based on a client's goals, preferences and how they respond in early sessions. Together they decide whether to focus on insight, short-term problem solving, or a mixture of both.

The biography indicates sessions are primarily delivered by video call, with telephone calls and messaging also offered; please confirm current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Joanne aims to tailor session pace and focus so that talking therapy fits everyday life and helps clients move toward their goals.