Joanna Markvoort-Weijters

Joanna Markvoort-Weijters is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, career worries and depression. She also helps with addictions, LGBT concerns, grief, eating and sleeping problems, parenting pressures, anger, bipolar mood concerns and coping with life changes. Joanna works in English and Dutch and brings 11 years of professional experience to her practice.

Joanna believes each person knows their own story and brings useful strengths to therapy. Her style is warm and respectful, listening first and asking practical questions. She aims to make the first steps manageable and to build on small changes that matter in everyday life.

Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how relationships shape feelings and behaviour. She also uses client-centred methods, putting the person’s perspective at the heart of sessions. Existential ideas are used to help people find meaning and direction when life feels uncertain.

Joanna has worked across a range of issues including autism, abandonment and adoption concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image and control issues. She also supports people facing divorce, drug and alcohol addiction, isolation and guilt or shame.

Joanna is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, often shortened to BACP. That registration is noted to reflect her professional standing in the UK. If you think this might help, the next step is a short matching questionnaire to arrange a first session.

How Joanna’s approaches translate to online work

Attachment-based work focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and expectations. In online sessions this can help people notice patterns in current relationships and practise different ways of connecting and setting boundaries. Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience first and uses empathic listening to help people find their own solutions; online conversations can make this feel steady and conversational. Existential therapy looks at meaning, choice and responsibility when life feels uncertain, and can help with decisions about career, identity or major life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Joanna will talk with the client about their goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which mix of attachment, client-centred and existential work to use as therapy unfolds.

The biography does not specify which online formats are offered, so confirm available session types before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time and allow conversations from different locations. They also allow for shorter check-ins when needed and make it simpler to continue work during life transitions.