Counsellor profile
Joanne Willmot, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and anxiety
See online counselling options- Person-centred approach
- CBT and ACT elements
- Mindfulness practice
About Joanne
Counsellor Joanne Willmot is a BACP member with nine years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She practices in a person-centred way and lists work around stress, anxiety, relationships, family matters, career concerns, depression and addictions among her areas of focus. She also supports people with trauma, grief, intimacy issues, eating and sleeping difficulties, ADHD and self-esteem problems.
Joanne takes a down-to-earth approach and spends time building a working relationship. She encourages challenge when it helps, and offers guidance and validation. Sessions aim to increase insight and awareness so people can make changes and accept difficult parts of themselves.
Her work draws on client-centred principles alongside cognitive behavioural ideas, mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She also uses attachment-based ideas when exploring relationship patterns and attachment concerns. This mix means practical conversations about thoughts, feelings and behaviours sit alongside reflective work on relationships and values.
Joanne has experience supporting a wide range of life issues, including trauma and abuse, grief, addiction, chronic illness and caregiving stress. Additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, blended family challenges, body image, codependency and dissociation.
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted. To begin, clients follow the site matching process and book a first appointment. The counsellor notes that subscription sessions can be cancelled at any time and that fees vary with location.
Approaches used in online counselling
Joanne blends person-centred work with cognitive behavioural ideas and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Person-centred therapy focuses on listening, reflection and helping people articulate their feelings and choices. It suits those who want space to talk and to be heard while thinking through their own decisions.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It includes practical strategies to try in day-to-day life and can help with anxiety, low mood and unhelpful behaviour patterns. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy uses values and mindfulness to help people live with difficult thoughts while making changes that matter to them.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and help choose which methods to use. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed plan from the outset.
Confirm which session formats are available before booking, as the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, caring responsibilities or travel. They also allow shorter check-ins when needed, or sessions without being on camera if that helps someone engage.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she help with most often?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, family concerns, career, depression and addictions, among other issues such as trauma, grief and self-esteem.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her work is mainly person-centred and draws on cognitive behavioural techniques, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and mindfulness. Attachment-based ideas are used when looking at relationship patterns.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years' experience working as a counsellor in the United Kingdom.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Yes, she accepts international clients and offers sessions in English.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm the current session options before booking, as the biography does not specify which formats are in use.
How are fees handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Use the site button to see online counselling options, complete the 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.