- Client-Centred approach
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Bereavement support
About Joanne
Joanne (Jo) Webster is a Professionally Accredited Psychotherapeutic Counsellor registered with the NCPS and has been practising since 2015 in the United Kingdom. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, family difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes. Jo also addresses concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues, addiction, communication problems, control issues, dissociation, and feelings of guilt and shame.
Jo draws on a range of approaches to suit each person she meets. She uses client-centred ways of working to listen and reflect what is important to the client. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at thoughts and behaviours, psychodynamic ideas to consider past influences, and hypnotherapy and motivational interviewing when these fit the aim of sessions.
Before moving into counselling full time, Jo spent seven years in palliative care supporting people with terminal illness and their family members through pre and post bereavement. That work informs how she supports people through loss, including the death of a baby, child or young person, and end-of-life concerns.
Sessions aim to be straightforward and practical. Jo helps people talk through what they are carrying, notice patterns, and find manageable ways to cope. She considers both current stresses and past relationships that shape feelings such as guilt, shame or difficulty trusting oneself.
Jo has worked with individuals, couples and groups and has experience across age ranges. Her NCPS registration is noted as her professional credential. If someone wants to begin, they are asked to follow the service sign-up steps and complete a short matching questionnaire before scheduling a first session.
How Jo uses psychological approaches in online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and reflecting what matters to the client, helping people feel understood and decide what to work on. It suits problems where a person needs space to talk through strong emotions and make their own choices.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and behaviours, and helps people try small practical changes to reduce unhelpful patterns. It can be useful for anxiety, stress and recurring guilt or shame. Psychodynamic ideas are used to consider how earlier relationships and experiences shape current feelings and reactions.
Jo sees deciding on an approach as a joint process. She will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and then try methods together to find the best fit over time.
Confirm the available session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make fitting sessions into a busy life easier - for example a shorter check-in at lunchtime, avoiding travel time, or choosing phone rather than video when bandwidth is limited or being on camera feels difficult. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists, often adapt techniques so they work well at a distance and fit around everyday routines.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes, plus related concerns such as guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses client-centred listening alongside CBT and psychodynamic ideas to look at how past and present experiences keep those feelings going.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Jo has ten years of counselling experience and has worked in palliative care for seven years supporting bereavement and end-of-life issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the NCPS and is based in the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific session formats.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to start working with her?
Select the "See online therapy options" button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.