Counsellor profile
Joanne Copley, BACP
Counsellor for stress and relationships
See online counselling options- Person-centred work
- Cognitive methods
- Attachment focus
About Joanne
Counsellor Joanne Copley is a BACP member with 12 years of clinical experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. Joanne aims to make the first step easier for someone thinking about talking to a counsellor.
Joanne trained to an MSc level in integrative counselling and psychotherapy. That training included person-centred approaches and cognitive behavioural methods. She draws on different ways of working so she can match what happens in sessions to what the person needs.
Her style is straightforward. Some people lead the topics they want to cover. Others prefer a more structured approach that focuses on thoughts and behaviours. Joanne and the client decide together which way of working to try and change it if it does not help.
She often uses attachment ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. Trauma-focused methods are used when past hurt keeps affecting daily life. Solution-focused work can help if someone wants short-term coping strategies and clearer next steps.
Joanne also addresses issues linked to attachment and abandonment, body image, chronic illness and caregiver stress. She notes experience with autism and avoidant personality patterns and can adapt how sessions are run to suit different needs.
People who choose to work with Joanne start by completing a brief matching questionnaire and then book a first session. Fees vary by location and the service uses a cancellable subscription model.
How Joanne uses different approaches in online counselling
Joanne commonly draws on attachment-based work, client-centred (person-centred) counselling and cognitive behavioural techniques. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence current patterns and can help with repeating relationship difficulties and abandonment concerns. Client-centred counselling focuses on the persons experience and supports reflection and emotional processing by listening and responding to what the client brings. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) examines unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and helps develop practical strategies for managing anxiety, low mood and stress.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Joanne will discuss options with the client and agree a way of working that fits their goals and preferences. That decision is reviewed as therapy progresses so the method can be changed if it is not helpful.
The practical benefits of online counselling include fitting sessions into everyday life and reducing travel time. If you want to proceed, confirm the exact session formats available before booking, as the profile does not list specific options. Many people find online sessions easier to fit around work, caregiving or health commitments and suitable formats can be discussed at the first meeting.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief and depression. There are also focused areas such as abandonment, body image and chronic illness related stress.
What kinds of therapy does she use?
Joanne works integratively using person-centred (client-centred) approaches, cognitive behavioural techniques and attachment-based ideas. She also draws on solution-focused and trauma-focused methods when appropriate.
How long has she been practising?
She has 12 years of professional experience in counselling and psychotherapy in the United Kingdom.
What credentials does she hold and where does she work?
She is BACP registered and holds an MSc in integrative counselling and psychotherapy. She practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I have sessions in another language?
Sessions are offered in English only according to the profile details.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Fees vary by location and the service uses a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during the booking process.
How do I begin a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking system.
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.