About Joanna
Joanna 'Jo' Biegala offers a straightforward, compassionate counselling style that combines relational work with practical techniques. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and presents a calm space for people to talk about difficult feelings. Jo uses clear, everyday language and keeps sessions focused on what each person needs right now.
Jo has three years of clinical experience. She has worked with adults facing anxiety, depression, body image concerns and other common mental health issues.
How Joanna works
Her background also includes supporting young people, using age-appropriate ways to help them feel heard. In session she blends a person-centred stance with cognitive behavioural tools and attachment-based ideas. That means she listens first, then offers simple strategies and ways of understanding patterns that get in the way.
She also uses solution-focused techniques to set practical, achievable steps between sessions. People come to Jo for a range of struggles, including stress, grief, low self-esteem and coping with life changes. She also addresses concerns such as abandonment, shame, control issues and social anxiety.
Conversations tend to move at the client’s pace and focus on small, realistic changes. Jo works in English and bases her practice in the United Kingdom. Therapy is offered online by video, phone, chat or text messaging.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and book appointments through the service.
Joanna lists 3 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.
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Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Jo’s approaches work online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns. Online sessions use discussion and reflection to notice recurring relationship habits and build different ways of relating to others and oneself. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours. In remote sessions Jo helps identify unhelpful thoughts and practises simple exercises to change them and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood. Solution-Focused Therapy is goal-oriented and brief; it concentrates on small, practical steps that move a person toward what they want to achieve.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Jo will listen to a person’s needs, try out methods, and agree on what feels most helpful. That collaborative process means therapy can change as progress is made and goals shift.
Online counselling by video, phone, live chat or text messaging offers practical benefits. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation time. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, flexible scheduling and quick emotional support between sessions. These formats make it possible to access therapy from different locations and fit it around everyday life.
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