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Hi, my name is Joanna, and thanks for visiting my page.

Having a widespread knowledge of different theories enables me to use various approaches and adapt my practice accordingly in line with my client’s unique and particular needs, rather than utilising only one approach.

My style of counselling is two-way communication, educative, and if required I am happy to provide additional learning outside of sessions, but only if this is something you wish to do. I work on the basis that my client leads the session, and I facilitate the progress of self-awareness/learning about yourself.

I aim to help you strengthen and reconnect with yourself, by providing you with gentle support, in a confidential, kind, empathic and mindful space.

I have extensive experience and interests in many areas, and these include; Fibromyalgia and chronic illness; trauma (including childhood); narcissism; abuse; anxiety; depression; low self-esteem; grief and loss; stress; family estrangement; and relationship problems.

I offer ‘integrative counselling’, which means I use a mixture of therapies, designed to provide a unique service tailored to you as an individual. These are; Person-Centred; Transaction Analysis (TA); Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT); and Inner Child Therapy.

I like to work in an educative way, in other words, open a two-way discussion, to help you relate your thoughts, behaviours and actions with counselling theory. I believe that ‘knowledge is power’, and by tapping into your subconscious or hidden self, you can then progress forward in life after getting to know yourself on a deeper level.

I offer face to face and video sessions, or a mixture of both, either weekly or fortnightly.

Taking the first step to speak to a counsellor can be very daunting, as can wondering whether I am the right person for you. Therefore, I offer a free 20-minute phone call upfront, to discover whether we think we are a good fit, before making any commitment to attend paid sessions with me.

If you scroll down, you will see information about me and the services I offer, however, I encourage you to have a look at my questions, to see if you think I may be the right fit for you.

• Are you feeling overwhelmed, feeling you can’t let go of past experiences?

• Do you want to understand more about yourself, how you tick and improve your reactions to adverse situations?

• Have you experienced traumatic situations in your life, where memories or feelings keep rearing their head when you least expect it?

• Are you, or have you been involved with a narcissistic person (or persons) and are struggling with dealing with that relationship?

• Is your overthinking becoming an issue, which can lead to you over-catastrophising or your mind whirling?

• Do you lack in self-esteem, self-confidence or just generally feel you are ‘not good enough’?

• Do you find you are doubting yourself and perhaps not feeling worthy?

• Do you feel stressed, anxious or overwhelmed?

• Do you get lost in your emotions and struggle to understand them?

• Do you enter into negative thought processes, which hold you back from obtaining want you want to fulfil in life?

• Do you notice patterns in your behaviours that you find to be unhelpful?

• Do you want to move forward in your life, to feel more empowered and trusting of yourself and your decisions?

• Are you feeling ‘out of sorts’, perhaps anxious and don’t know why?

Is regulating your emotions an issue, which can lead to feeling overwhelmed with life?

• Has your mood dipped, perhaps you are experiencing mood swings, or feeling low?

• Do you self-sabotage relationships and/or situations?

• Are things getting out of hand ending in a panic attack or experiencing a spike in anxiety?

If any of the above questions resonate with you, please do get in touch and I can provide a free consultation over the phone of up to 20 minutes.

Thanks for taking the time to read my profile, Joanna