Counsellor profile
Joanne Perkins, BACP
Counsellor - anxiety and trauma
See online counselling options- Client-Centred Therapy
- CBT techniques
- Solution-Focused work
About Joanne
Joanne Perkins is a counsellor and member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She has five years' experience working in the UK and helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and motivation issues.
She works in a straightforward way. Conversations focus on what is troubling the person now and what they want to change. Joanne uses clear methods to help people recognise patterns in thinking and behaviour, build coping strategies and set small, practical goals.
Joanne draws on Client-Centred Therapy to listen and reflect what matters to each person. She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to look at unhelpful thinking and find different ways of responding. Solution-Focused Therapy helps with short-term goals and noticing small changes that make a difference.
Sessions involve quiet, focused talk and practical steps between meetings. Joanne aims to help people manage symptoms of anxiety, improve sleep and eating habits, deal with grief, and tackle issues around intimacy, parenting and work stress. She also supports people working through addiction concerns and long-term health challenges.
Her style is practical and task focused while remaining attentive to feelings. People who come to her often want clear ways to cope, to change specific habits, or to make sense of difficult experiences. To begin, the site questionnaire and booking steps are used to arrange a first session.
Therapeutic approaches in online counselling
Joanne uses Client-Centred Therapy to listen closely and reflect what matters to each person. This approach focuses on a respectful, non-directive discussion that helps people make sense of their feelings and choices.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at patterns of thought and behaviour. CBT provides practical techniques to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and change unhelpful routines. Solution-Focused Therapy is used to set clear, short-term goals and to notice small changes that move things forward.
Joanne treats finding the right approach as a shared task. She will work with the client to agree what methods fit their needs, goals and preferences. That decision is revisited as work continues so the plan can be adjusted.
Confirm the current session options before booking as the biography does not list specific formats. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and offer shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals including counsellors and therapists familiar with these approaches often use a mix of ways to meet people’s needs, depending on practical requirements and what helps the individual to make steady progress.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly help with?
Joanne works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and motivation. She also supports people with grief, addictions, sleep and eating issues.
What style of therapy does she offer?
She blends Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. Sessions combine listening, practical skills and short-term goal work.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has five years' professional experience working in the UK. That experience informs her practical approach to common mental health concerns.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Are sessions offered in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted. She works with people based in the United Kingdom.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Exact fees are provided during the booking process.
How do I begin a first session?
Start by selecting the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule the first session through the site.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
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