About Joanne
Joanne Rayner helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, trauma, anger and low self-esteem. She supports those coping with depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related issues, sleeping problems, career changes and compassion fatigue. Joanne uses plain, practical language and aims to make sessions feel manageable and straightforward.
Joanne works from the view that each person knows their own story best. She looks for strengths that can be built on and helps people find small, steady steps forward.
How Joanne works
The first appointment focuses on what matters most and on realistic goals for change. Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to understand patterns in relationships and on client-centred principles that prioritise the person’s own priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to tackle unhelpful thoughts and mindfulness practices to manage stress and intense emotions.
Joanne has five years of professional experience and holds membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP. She works with people facing a wide range of concerns including abandonment, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and family problems. Sessions can include coaching elements when people want practical steps and accountability.
Work with Joanne is practical and collaborative. She helps people clarify what they want to change and tries techniques they can use between sessions. Sessions aim to leave people feeling a little clearer and more able to take the next step.
Joanne lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| 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 therapy
Attachment-based work looks at patterns in relationships and helps people understand how early bonds affect current connections. Online sessions can be used to notice those patterns, practise new responses and talk through relationship worries. Client-centred therapy puts the person's priorities at the centre and gives space to be heard without pressure; this approach works well online because conversations are paced around what the person needs to focus on that day.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanne will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences and day-to-day life. She may combine attachment ideas, client-centred principles and cognitive behavioural techniques as needed and will check in regularly about what is helpful.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people read facial expression and body language, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break, live chat offers a shorter check-in, and text-based messaging lets people send thoughts between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family and health demands, while still practising skills and reviewing progress.
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