Counsellor profile
Joanne Bruce, BACP
Counsellor - stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Person-Centred approach
- CBT elements
- Motivational interviewing
About Joanne
Counsellor Joanne Bruce, BACP, has seven years' experience working with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns. She also supports people with self-esteem, depression, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, parenting challenges, anger and coping with life changes. Joanne lists ADHD and compassion fatigue among other focuses. She works in the United Kingdom and runs sessions in English.
Joanne uses a person-centred way of working. That means she begins by listening and helping people name what matters to them. From there she draws on other approaches such as cognitive behavioural ideas and solution-focused techniques. She aims for clear, practical steps as well as time to talk things through.
Her background includes foundation degrees in Counselling Studies and Early Childhood Studies and Practice, and a bachelor’s degree in Education Studies. She records professional membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Joanne has personal experience of life changes and of combining parenting with work. She highlights that lived experience alongside her counselling background. In sessions she may use creativity and motivational interviewing techniques where useful.
People can expect to agree goals and methods together at the first assessment. Joanne describes the initial meeting as a time to decide which approach fits best and to set practical steps for the coming sessions.
If arranging a first appointment people are asked to follow the site prompts to complete a short matching questionnaire and then book a first session. Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
Therapeutic approaches used in online counselling
Joanne works from a person-centred position which focuses on listening and helping people clarify what matters to them. This approach is about the counsellor following the client’s lead and helping them find their own solutions, which can suit self-esteem, grief and relationship concerns.She also uses cognitive behavioural techniques. CBT looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and can help with anxiety, low mood and sleep or eating difficulties by offering practical exercises and behaviour changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanne discusses options with each person at the assessment and chooses methods together based on the person’s goals and preferences. The decision is collaborative and can be reviewed as work unfolds.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, parenting and travel. They also allow shorter check-ins when needed and remove travel time, which helps people keep continuity of support while managing other commitments.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with most often?
She commonly helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family matters, and also supports issues such as low self-esteem, depression, grief and parenting.
What kind of counselling style does she use?
Her primary style is person-centred counselling, with added methods such as cognitive behavioural ideas, motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques when helpful.
How long has she been practising?
She has seven years of counselling experience working with adults and young people in a range of concerns.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She accepts international clients as stated in her profile.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions operate through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.