About Joanna
Joanna Bienkowska welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or stuck. She offers calm, straightforward support for stress, low mood, relationship strain, grief, sleep problems and addictive behaviours. Joanna speaks English and Polish and works with clients across the United Kingdom and internationally.
Joanna uses plain conversation to understand what matters to each person. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at thoughts and actions that keep problems going, and helps people try different ways of coping.
How Joanna works
Sessions are shaped around practical steps and real-life goals rather than abstract theories. With three years of professional and placement experience, Joanna aims to be warm and respectful. She says the first step can feel hard, and she focuses on making that step easier.
Meetings are collaborative, with the person’s needs guiding the pace and focus. Common issues Joanna addresses include anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, grief, sleeping difficulties, and coping with life changes. She also works with people on body image, attachment and abandonment worries, communication problems, and caregiving stress.
Therapy sessions can include short-term work to tackle a specific issue or longer conversations about deeper patterns. Joanna adapts the plan as progress is made, checking in regularly and adjusting tasks so they remain useful and doable.
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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
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English, Polish |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Joanna uses CBT online and practical support
Joanna draws mainly on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice thoughts and behaviours that keep problems in place and then try small experiments to change them. This approach is often useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep difficulties and managing urges or addictive behaviours.Sessions are collaborative. Joanna will work with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals and daily life. Together they review what helps and what needs adjusting so the plan stays relevant and realistic.
Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to give flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a good choice when bandwidth is limited or for fitting a check-in into a break. Live chat and messaging let people send short updates, try homework prompts or have ongoing support without a scheduled call.
These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and different time zones. Joanna helps clients pick formats and rhythms that match their needs and practical circumstances, and she adjusts the approach as progress is made.
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