- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- Solution-focused steps
About Joyce
Joyce Akpogheneta is a BACP-accredited counsellor in the United Kingdom with 11 years of experience. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression and relationship or parenting strains. Joyce also supports those carrying guilt and shame, and people facing life changes that feel overwhelming.
She approaches sessions from the view that clients know their own stories and strengths. Conversations focus on what has happened and how it affects daily life. Joyce listens for patterns tied to attachment, past hurt or repeated reactions that keep someone stuck.
In practical terms she uses methods from attachment-based work and client-centred therapy to help people feel understood and clearer about their choices. She may draw on solution-focused techniques to set small, achievable steps. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help finding internal reasons to change long-held habits.
Joyce has particular experience with trauma, dissociation and domestic violence, and with issues that arise in blended families. She also works with multicultural concerns and prejudice-related stress. Sessions can address self-harm thoughts, dependent personality patterns, and young adult transitions when relevant.
Her practice is informed by more than a decade of therapeutic work and professional roles. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. For people new to therapy she asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How Joyce blends approaches for online work
Joyce commonly uses attachment-based work and client-centred therapy in her practice. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current reactions and helps people notice repeated patterns. Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s pace so the person can make sense of their own experience.She also draws on solution-focused techniques to identify small, practical next steps when someone wants change quickly. These approaches suit concerns like anxiety, relationship strains, trauma responses and guilt or shame because they combine understanding with concrete actions. Finding the right mix is part of the process and she works collaboratively to set goals and try approaches that fit each person’s needs and preferences.
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. Joyce will discuss how to structure sessions so they work with everyday life and personal rhythms rather than promise any specific format.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, relationship and parenting strains, and feelings of guilt and shame.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses an attachment-informed and client-centred style to talk through how guilt or shame affect daily life and relationships.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of therapeutic and professional experience working with a range of concerns.
What professional credential does she hold and where does she practise?
She is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are provided in English.
What session formats are used?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and 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.