About Jo
Jo Shenton helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and depression. She also supports those dealing with grief, intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD, parenting strain and work-related issues. Jo works in English and accepts international clients from the United Kingdom.
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. Jo keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She adapts her approach to each person using a mix of methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment work.
How Jo works
Conversations focus on what is happening now, what matters most to the client, and small steps that can make daily life easier. Her background includes six years of counselling experience and work in outreach for addiction, substance misuse and mental health recovery. That experience informs how she supports people dealing with addiction, suicidal ideation and complex mood issues.
She draws on techniques from client-centred and dialectical approaches when deeper emotional regulation or relationship patterns are the focus. Jo aims to build a trusting relationship where clients feel heard and accepted. Sessions are collaborative: she listens, helps clarify goals and supports clients to try new ways of coping.
Supervision and ongoing professional development form part of her practice under the standards of the BACP. Practical options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and cost varies with location and therapist availability.
Jo lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Jo works with
The areas below are the ones Jo selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small committed steps towards those values while accepting difficult feelings. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early experiences shape current reactions; it can help with intimacy issues, abandonment feelings and communication problems.Jo uses these approaches alongside client-centred techniques to match the work to the person. Finding the right method is part of the process and she collaborates with each client to choose what fits best. Together they review goals and adjust the approach if something is not working as hoped.
Online sessions can be arranged by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video calls allow a fuller face-to-face feel, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can work for brief check-ins and text messaging suits people who prefer written reflection. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, travel or day-to-day commitments while keeping access consistent.
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