About Joanne
Joanne Bruce helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, low mood, relationship problems and parenting pressures. She also supports those facing grief, self-esteem struggles, anger, sleep or eating difficulties, and challenges linked to ADHD or neurodivergence. Joanne offers a calm, straightforward presence that aims to make hard conversations feel manageable.
Joanne draws on seven years of practice and a background in education, sport and counselling. She holds a Foundation Degree in Counselling Studies and Early Childhood Studies and Practice, and a Bachelor of Education.
How Joanne works
Her training is in Person-Centred Counselling, sometimes called client-centred work, and she also uses cognitive behavioural methods when helpful. Sessions tend to be practical and conversational. Joanne listens first, then helps people set small, achievable goals.
She uses techniques from solution-focused work and motivational interviewing to support change over time. People leave with clearer steps and realistic ways to cope between sessions. Her life experience informs her work.
Having lived and worked in several countries and balanced raising children with a career, she brings down-to-earth examples and a hopeful outlook. She emphasises building resilience and reclaiming a sense of purpose after loss or change. Joanne works with adults and young people who want straightforward support and practical tools.
She takes a collaborative approach, adapting methods to each person’s goals and circumstances. The aim is steady progress, not quick fixes.
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What Joanne works with
The areas below are the ones Joanne 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
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 7 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Joanne’s approaches translate to online work
Client-centred work focuses on listening and supporting people to find their own answers. In practice this means the counsellor reflects what you say, helps you notice patterns, and encourages choices that feel right for you. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers simple strategies to change unhelpful patterns; it is often used for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Joanne will talk through your goals and preferences, and together you will decide which methods to try. That might mean a few sessions focused on practical CBT exercises, or a more open, client-centred conversation with solution-focused steps. The plan can change as you make progress.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face discussion without travel, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is low, and live chat or text-based messaging suit quick check-ins or people who prefer writing. These formats let people maintain regular contact, try brief coaching-style sessions, or schedule longer therapy appointments around work or family commitments.
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