About Joanna
Dr. Joanna (Ioanna) Karaoulani trained in psychology and counselling and holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology. She is registered with the BACP, giving her two decades of experience supporting people through difficult times.
Joanna speaks English and Greek and works with clients in the United Kingdom and internationally. She aims to provide a calm, listening presence and to help people understand their emotions. Sessions focus on learning practical ways to relate to strong feelings and to rebuild a more meaningful life.
How Joanna works
Joanna describes her work as steady and compassionate, helping people take each step at their own pace. Her practice covers a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She also helps with relationship and intimacy issues, parenting stresses, career worries, caregiver strain and feelings of emptiness or isolation.
There is experience in addressing forgiveness, guilt and shame, and problems that come from migration or family of origin difficulties. Joanna uses a mix of approaches to match what each person needs. She draws on acceptance and commitment ideas, client-centred principles and cognitive behavioural techniques.
She also works with emotion-focused and dialectical strategies when those fit the problem at hand. Sessions are offered in several formats including video calls, phone, live chat and text messaging. New people begin by completing a short matching questionnaire and then arranging appointments that suit their schedule.
Joanna aims to help people grow from struggle and move towards the life they want.
Joanna lists 10 ways of working on the entry:
What Joanna works with
The areas below are the ones Joanna selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 20 |
| Languages | English, Greek |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Joanna’s approaches translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, so they can focus on actions that matter to them. This approach can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions because it targets what people value and their willingness to act. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on giving people an attentive, non-judgemental space to talk and be heard; it suits those who need emotional support and clearer self-understanding. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns, which is often helpful for anxiety, depression and stress.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanna will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and suggest which methods to try. The choice is collaborative and can be adjusted as progress is made or as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging, offering flexibility for different routines and comforts. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls can be useful with lower bandwidth, live chat makes for shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options help fit therapy around work, family life or travel while keeping the focus on the therapeutic goals.
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