Joyce Akpogheneta
Compassionate therapist supporting change and healing
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About Joyce
Joyce Akpogheneta is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) with 11 years of experience. She describes therapy as a collaborative process where the person is the expert in their life story. Joyce focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, anger and low self-esteem.
She aims to help people find steadiness and purpose as they work through difficult moments. Her practice pays close attention to how early connections shape current feelings and reactions.
Background and approach
This attachment perspective helps when people struggle with relationship patterns, dependence, or blended family tensions. Joyce also draws on client-centred ways of working, which means she follows what matters most to each person and shapes sessions around their priorities. She uses motivational interviewing to support people who want to make changes but feel stuck.
Solution-focused and psychodynamic ideas are used where helpful to spot patterns and try practical steps forward. These approaches are chosen to suit the person rather than as fixed rules. Joyce has particular experience with grief, compassion fatigue, dissociation, domestic violence, and issues linked to cultural difference and discrimination.
She also supports people dealing with seasonal mood shifts, self-harm thoughts, and young adult challenges. The work can include talking through memories, noticing patterns, and trying small, manageable changes. Sessions are conducted in English and Joyce can work with international clients.
She asks people to use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to her availability. Fees vary with location and use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 11
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 81803
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Motivational Interviewing
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Joyce's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Joyce works with
Everything Joyce lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Guilt and shame
- Multicultural concerns
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joyce lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
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How Joyce works online
Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Joyce works collaboratively to explore which methods feel most helpful for each person. Together they clarify goals, try things out, and adjust the way they work as understanding grows.
Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into daily life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing a shorter check-in during a break. Because the exact session formats are not specified in the biography, confirm the available options before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques used in person to remote work, focusing on clear communication, practical exercises, noticing patterns, and setting manageable tasks between sessions.
Questions and answers
What concerns does Joyce help with?
She helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, anger and depression. Other focus areas include grief, parenting strain, relationship and family conflict, and coping with life changes.
What is Joyce's therapeutic style?
Her work blends attachment-based and client-centred approaches with motivational interviewing, psychodynamic thinking and solution-focused techniques. Sessions aim to follow the person's priorities while also exploring patterns and practical next steps.
How long has she been practising?
Joyce brings 11 years of therapeutic and professional experience to her work with clients.
What are Joyce's credentials and where is she based?
She is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted; contact the service to confirm any practical details before booking.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Fees vary with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Joyce?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to her availability.
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