Joanne Willmot
Practical, person-centred counselling for change
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About Joanne
Joanne Willmot is a person-centred counsellor with nine years' experience. She uses a down-to-earth style and a gentle manner. Joanne aims to build a trusting relationship before encouraging change.
She offers support, practical guidance and validation to people who reach out. Joanne focuses on helping people increase insight and awareness. That clearer view helps clients make changes and accept difficult parts of themselves.
She encourages self-compassion and practical steps rather than jargon.
Background and approach
Conversations aim to be straightforward and grounded in everyday life. Her work covers a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression and relationship and family issues. Other areas include addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strains, anger and self-esteem.
Joanne also lists focus on ADHD, attachment and abandonment issues, autism and blended family challenges. Joanne draws on several therapeutic approaches when appropriate. These include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based approaches, client-centred work, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and mindfulness.
She adapts tools to suit what a person needs in each session rather than following a single script. Joanne communicates in English and sees clients in the United Kingdom. She notes that international clients are accepted.
To begin, she asks people to use the Start Therapy process and complete a short matching questionnaire so sessions can be arranged according to availability.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 9
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 189042
- 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
- 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.
How Joanne works online
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening with warmth and respect. The counsellor follows what matters to the person, which can help with self-esteem, grief and relationship worries.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Joanne will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. Decisions about approach are collaborative and can change as progress is made.
Please confirm the specific online session options before booking, as formats can vary. The original biography mentions phone calls, video calling and instant messaging as possible ways to meet. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use the slot more easily.
Questions and answers
What kinds of concerns does Joanne help with?
She works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family matters, addictions, trauma and grief. The list also covers eating and sleeping problems, parenting strains, ADHD and self-esteem difficulties.
How would you describe Joanne's therapeutic style?
Joanne uses a person-centred, down-to-earth approach that is gentle but willing to challenge when needed. She focuses on building trust and helping people develop insight and compassion for themselves.
What is her professional background?
She has nine years of counselling experience working in person-centred ways and combining different therapeutic methods to meet client needs.
What credential does Joanne hold and where is she based?
Joanne holds BACP accreditation and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography mentions phone, video calling and instant messaging as ways to book sessions. Readers should confirm current session options before scheduling.
How are sessions paid for and how much do they cost?
Session 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?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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