Counsellor profile
Joyce Akpogheneta, BACP
Counsellor - trauma and anxiety
See online counselling options- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred
- Solution-focused
About Joyce
Counsellor and BACP member Joyce Akpogheneta has 11 years of practice in the United Kingdom helping people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and relationship concerns. Joyce works with people facing grief, parenting strain, anger, depression and major life changes. Sessions also address compassion fatigue and family matters in individual work.
She focuses on unprocessed trauma and how it shows up in daily life. Joyce uses approaches that look at attachment, the client’s own perspective, and brief practical steps alongside deeper psychodynamic reflection. This means talking about current difficulties and how past patterns affect feelings and behaviour.
Joyce treats issues such as attachment problems, dissociation and dependent personality traits, and she supports people dealing with domestic violence, guilt, shame and self-harm thoughts. She also includes multicultural concerns, prejudice and discrimination in her work and can help with seasonal affective disorder and challenges faced by young adults.
Her style is conversational and aims to build understanding of patterns that keep problems repeating. Sessions commonly explore feelings, relationships and practical coping options. Motivational interviewing is used when people want to make specific changes.
She practises within the UK and is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy member. Sessions are held in English. For international clients, arrangements can be discussed before booking.
How Joyce uses core approaches in online counselling
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and reactions. It helps when patterns of closeness, trust or distance cause repeated conflict or distress in adult life. Client-centred therapy focuses on the person’s own view and pace. It involves reflective listening and helps people make sense of their thoughts and feelings in their own time.Motivational Interviewing helps when someone wants to change a behaviour or habit but feels unsure how to begin. It uses short structured conversations to find motivation and build small, achievable steps. Joyce combines these approaches to match what the person says they need, and she will discuss which mix feels most useful at the start of work together.
If you are considering online counselling, check the session formats offered before booking as the profile does not list specific formats. Online work can make therapy easier to fit into a day, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit quieter surroundings or times when not being on camera helps. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, often use online sessions to reach people who cannot attend in person, and Joyce will discuss practical arrangements with each person during the matching and scheduling steps.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and relationship issues. Other areas include grief, parenting strain, anger and coping with life changes.
What style of therapy does she use?
Her work draws on attachment-based approaches, client-centred therapy and solution-focused methods. She also uses psychodynamic ideas and motivational interviewing when appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
Joyce has 11 years of therapeutic and professional experience working with the concerns listed in her profile.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP on her profile.
What languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted; practical arrangements can be discussed directly when making bookings.
What is the cost and payment model?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select 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.