Joanne (Jo) Webster
Compassionate counsellor for grief and life change
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About Joanne
Joanne (Jo) Webster is a counsellor with ten years' experience. She understands how hard it can feel to start therapy and aims to make the first steps as straightforward as possible. Jo wants people to feel they can connect and trust the person they choose to talk with.
She uses a warm, down-to-earth style and listens carefully to each person’s story. Jo trained in the United Kingdom and holds NCPS registration.
Background and approach
She describes her practice as flexible, drawing on different ways of working to suit the person in front of her. That means sessions are shaped around what helps you most rather than a single method. Bereavement and loss are a central focus in her work.
She spent seven years in palliative care supporting people with terminal diagnoses and those close to them through pre- and post-bereavement stages. Jo has also supported people after the death of a baby, child or young person and those grieving partners, parents, relatives or friends.
Her wider interests include stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes and related areas such as attachment, codependency and communication problems. She also has experience with issues linked to addiction, domestic violence, hospice and end-of-life counselling, and caregiver stress. In sessions Jo adapts methods to fit each person.
She uses elements from client-centred work, cognitive behavioural ideas, psychodynamic thinking, solution-focused techniques, motivational interviewing and hypnotherapy when appropriate. The emphasis is on practical, understandable steps you can use between meetings. If you prefer to begin online, follow the site’s Start Therapy process and complete the short matching questionnaire to find a suitable time to meet.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 10
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Registration number
- JW00P26
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Hypnotherapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Joanne's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Joanne works with
Everything Joanne lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joanne lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Hypnotherapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Joanne works online
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Jo will discuss different approaches with each person and together they will choose what feels most useful. That decision is collaborative and can change as needs and goals evolve.
If you are considering online therapy, check the current session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling around daily life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. The focus online is the same as in person - building understanding, practising tools between sessions and working towards the goals you set together.
Questions and answers
What kinds of concerns does Jo help with?
Jo specialises in bereavement and loss alongside stress, anxiety, family concerns, trauma and coping with life changes. She also works with related issues such as attachment, codependency and caregiver stress.
What is Jo's therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and client-centred, adapting methods to suit the person. She combines straightforward listening with practical steps to try between sessions.
How long has she been practising?
Jo has been practising for ten years and draws on that experience when supporting people through loss, health crises and relationship difficulties.
What are Jo's credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the NCPS and trained in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I have sessions online or overseas?
The therapist is not accepting international clients. Please confirm the current session options before booking to check which formats are offered.
How does costing work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start working with Jo?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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