About Joanne
Joanne Willmot is a person-centred counsellor with nine years of experience. She works in a down-to-earth way and aims to build trust before moving into deeper work. Joanne offers a warm, gentle style while still encouraging challenge when it helps people grow.
Joanne focuses on common pressures such as stress, anxiety, depression and relationship concerns. She also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, addictions, eating and sleeping issues, and LGBT-related concerns.
Background and approach
Additional areas she attends to include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, ADHD, chronic illness and caregiver stress. Her approach draws on several practical therapies. She uses client-centred listening to understand what matters most to the person in front of her.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps when people want clearer tools to change unhelpful thinking and behaviour. Mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy offer ways to respond differently to difficult feelings and stay connected to personal values. Joanne aims to increase insight and awareness so people can make changes they choose.
She tends to reply to initial enquiries within 24 hours and then helps arrange sessions that fit each person’s life. Sessions are scheduled according to availability and the site’s booking process. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Sessions are conducted in English and Joanne accepts international clients, though readers should confirm session formats before booking.
What Joanne works with
Everything Joanne lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Joanne is listed here; the rest shows what else Joanne works with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Joanne lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches used and how they translate online
Joanne draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy and client-centred work in her counselling. ACT encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then taking action that aligns with personal values; it can help with anxiety, depression and life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns that began in early relationships and how they affect current trust, closeness and conflict. Client-centred therapy focuses on empathic listening and building a trusting relationship so people can explore what matters most to them.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanne will discuss options with each person and help decide what fits their needs, goals and preferences. That decision is collaborative and can change as therapy progresses.
The practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and more flexibility around location. If you are considering remote sessions, please confirm which formats are currently offered before booking, since the biography does not list fixed session types. Registered or accredited professionals often find online work supports ongoing momentum between sessions and reduces travel time, making it simpler to keep therapy consistent alongside everyday responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Joanne
What kinds of problems does Joanne help with?
She helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and relationship worries, and also works with trauma, grief, addictions and LGBT concerns.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Joanne uses a person-centred style that is down-to-earth and warm, while offering challenge when helpful to encourage change.
What is her background and experience?
She has nine years of counselling experience and aims to build trust before progressing to deeper work.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language or from abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography notes sessions can be arranged but does not list fixed formats.
How is payment handled and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Joanne?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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