Counsellor profile
Joanne Maddison, BACP
Counsellor - stress and anxiety
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- Mindfulness practice
- Psychodynamic approach
About Joanne
Counsellor Joanne Maddison is a BACP member with three years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and career difficulties, and notes an interest in changes around pregnancy and motherhood.
Joanne uses a client-focused way of working that pays attention to both past experience and current daily life. She draws on psychodynamic ideas and Jungian thinking to look at patterns that repeat and the meanings people attach to events. Sessions also make space for mindfulness and bodily awareness when that helps someone manage strong feelings.
Her background includes work in healthcare, so she is used to supporting people through illness, caregiving strains and major life transitions. She lists additional areas such as relationship problems, family of origin issues, adoption and foster care, and chronic pain alongside more common concerns like sleep problems and low self-esteem.
In sessions Joanne talks through immediate coping strategies and explores longer-term patterns. She aims to be direct and clear about what will be discussed and to help people decide practical next steps. The emphasis is on conversation and reflection rather than tests or diagnoses.
Joanne offers work in English across the United Kingdom. Before booking she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire so a first session can be scheduled and the best way of working agreed.
How her therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling
Joanne works from client-centred ideas and psychodynamic thinking. Client-centred work focuses on the person in front of the counsellor, using listening and reflection to help someone find their own way forward. This approach can help with immediate worries such as anxiety and stress. Psychodynamic ideas look at patterns that repeat and how past experience shapes current reactions. That can help when someone wants to understand recurring relationship or family issues.She also uses mindfulness techniques to help with strong emotions and sleep problems. Mindfulness practice involves short exercises in attention and grounding that can be used between sessions to manage overwhelm. Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work together. Joanne will discuss goals and preferences and suggest which approaches to try first, adapting what they do as the sessions progress.
If you want to use online counselling, confirm the available session formats before booking since these are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer to focus on verbal reflection or to use guided mindfulness exercises at home. Registered or accredited professionals can explain practical options and help match a format to everyday life.
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Primary focus
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, career difficulties and parenting changes including pregnancy and motherhood.
What approaches does she use in sessions?
She works from client-centred principles and uses psychodynamic and Jungian ideas, alongside mindfulness and some somatic awareness.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working as a counsellor in the UK.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients book sessions?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are fees and payments handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I arrange a first session?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a 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.