Joanne Saulter
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About Joanne
Joanne Saulter offers a person-centred approach that puts the client's experience at the heart of therapy. She uses empathy, warmth and collaboration to help people make sense of difficult feelings and decide on practical steps forward. Joanne is named at the start to make the connection clear for those seeking support.
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and brings five years of clinical practice to her work.
Background and approach
Joanne invites clients to talk about whatever feels difficult, from daily stress to longer-term struggles such as trauma or grief. She listens first, then helps people identify goals that feel realistic and meaningful. Where faith matters to a client, she can gently integrate a Christian perspective when requested, but only at the client's direction.
Her method draws on several therapeutic approaches to suit different needs. Techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy are used alongside emotionally focused and attachment-based ideas. The emphasis is always on practical steps and on what helps the individual in their day-to-day life.
Joanne has worked with adults and young people, and has considerable experience supporting carers and adults on the autism spectrum. She aims to make sessions straightforward, respectful and free of judgement. Progress often begins with small, manageable changes that fit into everyday routines.
Sessions take place within the United Kingdom and are conducted in English. Joanne uses a subscription model for sessions, which can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients follow the platform's onboarding and scheduling process to match with her and set up appointments.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 5
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 391073
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy
- 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joanne lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-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.
How Joanne works online
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Joanne will discuss goals and preferences with each person and suggest methods that seem most useful. The choice of techniques is collaborative and can change as progress is made or as needs shift.
The platform's biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online therapy can make sessions easier to fit into busy days, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also be a way to keep continuity of care during life transitions while the therapist and client focus on practical steps and coping strategies that translate into everyday life.
Questions and answers
What kinds of concerns does Joanne help with?
Joanne works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and bereavement, parenting worries, depression, ADHD and relationship or intimacy-related problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her practice is person-centred and collaborative, using empathy and gentle guidance to help people set realistic goals and try practical steps between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of experience working with adults and young people, and has particular experience supporting carers and adults with autism.
What professional accreditation does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Are sessions available in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options with the platform before booking.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with Joanne?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability on the platform.
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