About Joanne
Joanne Rothery is a counsellor who supports people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and major life changes. She works with grief, sleeping difficulties, anger, career issues, bipolar challenges and compassion fatigue. Joanne aims to provide a calm, accepting space where people do not have to cope alone.
Joanne uses a person-centred style that puts the client at the heart of sessions. She listens without judgement and helps people bring whatever they need to talk about.
How Joanne works
That may be practical problem-solving or simply having someone to be with during hard times. She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques to help people spot unhelpful thinking patterns and try new ways of coping. Trauma-focused approaches are used where past hurts affect daily life, with care taken to work at a comfortable pace.
Joanne has four years of professional experience and holds NCPS. NCPS is listed as her credential. She is based in the United Kingdom and conducts sessions in English, including with international clients.
People meet Joanne through online video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Sessions can focus on small, manageable goals such as sleeping better, reducing anxiety or managing urges related to addiction. Joanne keeps language simple and practical so conversations stay grounded and useful.
Her style is warm and steady. She welcomes the difficult and the hopeful parts of a person’s story and helps them work toward clearer, kinder ways of living.
Joanne lists 3 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | NCPS |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| 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 work online
Joanne uses a person-centred approach that puts the person’s experience first. This means she listens carefully, validates what you bring and helps you steer the direction of sessions. It is useful for people needing emotional support, clarity and a steady, accepting presence.She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical alternatives. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, low mood and sleep problems because it focuses on small changes people can test between sessions.
Trauma-focused work is used when past events are still affecting daily life. This approach moves at a pace set by the person and focuses on reducing the ways trauma shows up now, such as flashbacks, sleep disruption or avoidance.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Joanne will discuss goals, preferences and what feels manageable, and then adapt methods to fit the person’s needs. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed plan.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see facial cues and use screen tools for exercises, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break, and live chat or text-based messaging suits quick check-ins or those who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to keep continuity when life is busy or travel is difficult.
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