Joelma Dos Santos, BACP

Joelma Dos Santos is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She focuses on creating a respectful and compassionate space where people can bring difficult feelings and real-life problems. Joelma emphasises practical conversation rather than jargon, and she tailors sessions to each person’s situation.

Her work covers stress and anxiety and ways to cope with addictions. She also offers support around trauma and abuse, and for people managing low mood or changes in life circumstances. Joelma pays attention to how relationships and past experiences shape current difficulties, and she notices patterns that can get in the way of feeling better.

Joelma draws on existential ideas to help people clarify values and meaning in their lives. She uses mindfulness practices when helpful to develop present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity. Psychodynamic approaches inform gentle exploration of early experiences and attachment that influence present choices.

Sessions are shaped by what the person needs that week, whether that means short-term strategies or deeper reflective work. Joelma aims for clear, straightforward goals and regular review so the work stays useful. She offers appointments in English and Portuguese and accepts international clients, with a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

To begin, people select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling according to the therapist’s availability. This helps match priorities and make the first appointment easier to arrange.

How Joelma’s approaches translate to online therapy

Existential Therapy focuses on questions about meaning, choice and values. In practice this means talking about what matters to you and how you want to shape your life, which can help with uncertainty, life transitions and feeling stuck.

Mindfulness Therapy trains simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and ease anxiety. These techniques are used in sessions to build steadier focus and more calm in everyday moments.

Psychodynamic Therapy looks at how early relationships and repeated patterns influence current behaviour. This approach can help make sense of why certain situations trigger strong feelings and lead to different choices.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and try ideas collaboratively, adjusting the focus over time to find what helps most. This is a shared process tailored to the person’s needs and preferences.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how appointments are arranged. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits a busy day. Registered or accredited professionals can use these online sessions to keep continuity of care and adapt exercises and reflections for remote meetings.