About Joanna
Joanna Markvoort-Weijters helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem and career uncertainty. She also supports those dealing with depression, addictions, grief and sleep or eating difficulties. Joanna works in English and Dutch and brings 11 years of experience in counselling practice.
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Joanna believes people know their story best and that therapy is a collaborative process. She listens for patterns in relationships and attachment, and she uses a client-centred stance to follow what matters most to the person in front of her.
How Joanna works
Sessions aim to make difficult feelings easier to talk about and to find practical ways forward. Her approach includes attachment-based work to look at how early relationships shape current stress and connection. A client-centred way of working means sessions focus on the client's priorities at their pace.
Existential ideas are used when people want to examine meaning, choice and values during life changes. Joanna is comfortable helping people with ADHD, compassion fatigue, and issues around adoption, abandonment and caregiving stress. She also supports those coping with chronic illness, isolation and forgiveness work.
Her style is straightforward, warm and respectful, with attention to practical steps between sessions. Clients can expect a blend of listening, reflective questioning and collaborative planning. Joanna encourages small experiments and real-life changes that match a person's goals and circumstances.
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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
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English, Dutch |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches suited to online work
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship patterns influence current feelings and reactions. Online sessions can help people notice those patterns and try different ways of relating in day-to-day life. A client-centred approach focuses on following the client's concerns and priorities in each session. The counsellor listens, mirrors what matters and helps the person decide what to try next. Existential therapy invites people to talk about meaning, choices and values when facing life changes or uncertainty, helping them clarify what matters most.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Joanna will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and together they will decide which combination of methods feels most useful. This is a collaborative process that can change over time as needs shift.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can fit around busy days or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, reflective writing or when someone prefers not to use video. These options make it easier to keep continuity of care and to fit sessions into everyday life.
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