Joanne Willmot, BACP

Joanne Willmot is a person-centred counsellor with nine years of experience. She works in a direct but gentle way and takes time to build trust before gently challenging where it will help. She invites people to seek support, guidance and validation as they start therapy.

Joanne aims to help people increase self-awareness and insight. That understanding is used to guide practical steps and changes. She encourages acceptance of difficult parts of oneself and promotes more self-compassion in everyday life.

Her style is down-to-earth and straightforward. Sessions balance warmth with challenge so progress can feel real and manageable. Joanne responds promptly to initial enquiries and aims to move quickly from first contact to arranging sessions.

She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, addiction, and ADHD. Additional areas of focus include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress, and communication and control-related problems.

Joanne uses several therapeutic approaches to suit different needs, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness Therapy. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Before booking, confirm the current session options available.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and focus on chosen values and actions. It is useful for stress, anxiety and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people build different ways of relating and feeling safer in connections. Client-Centred Therapy gives people space to be heard without judgement and supports self-directed insight and change.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and together they will try ways of working that feel suitable. That collaborative process helps shape therapy so it stays practical and relevant.

Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life because sessions can be scheduled around other commitments. It can also allow quieter check-ins, shorter sessions when needed, or conversations without travel time. Registered or accredited professionals use these practical benefits to help people keep therapy going alongside everyday responsibilities.