Joanne Willmot , BACP

Joanne Willmot is a person-centred counsellor with nine years of experience who works in a down-to-earth and approachable way. She adopts a gentle manner while offering challenge when needed, focusing on building a strong therapeutic relationship and earning trust before moving into deeper work.

Joanne provides support, guidance and validation, aiming to increase clients' insight and self-awareness so they can make positive changes, come to terms with difficult aspects of themselves and cultivate greater self-compassion. She invites people to reach out for help and responds to initial enquiries promptly, typically within 24 hours, then works with clients to arrange sessions by phone, video call or instant messaging.

Joanne holds BACP membership, which indicates affiliation with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and reflects recognised professional standards in the United Kingdom. She accepts clients, including international appointments, and works collaboratively to help people find clearer understanding and more effective ways of coping with life’s challenges.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Joanne uses approaches that focus on values, relationships and the individual's experience. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them, accept difficult feelings rather than fighting them, and take committed action toward a more meaningful life - it can be useful for anxiety, stress and motivation-related concerns.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores patterns formed in close relationships and how they affect current ways of connecting, which can help with relationship issues, abandonment or attachment-related difficulties.

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises empathy, acceptance and the client's own capacity for growth; this approach supports people working through grief, low self-esteem or life transitions by creating an accepting therapeutic relationship.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey and Joanne works collaboratively with each client to identify what fits best based on their needs, goals and preferences. The process may draw on one or more approaches and is adapted over time.

Online therapy offers flexibility - sessions can take place via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging - making it easier to fit therapy around work, family or location. These options allow clients to access licensed professionals from wherever they are and to choose the format that feels most comfortable for them.