Joanne Perkins

Joanne Perkins is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and trauma-related concerns. She draws on five years of professional experience to support people working through low self-esteem, motivation problems and confidence issues. Joanne aims to create a calm space where people can talk honestly about what’s hard for them and start to make change.

She works in a respectful and compassionate way, tailoring conversations and a practical plan to each person’s needs. Her background includes work with grief, addictions, sleep and eating difficulties, and problems around intimacy and relationships. She also supports people dealing with career strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness and life transitions.

Joanne uses approaches grounded in person-centred practice, cognitive-behavioural techniques and solution-focused ideas. In sessions she helps people spot unhelpful thinking, try small experiments and build clearer, achievable goals. The focus is on simple steps that fit into everyday life rather than complex jargon.

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Joanne works from the United Kingdom and carries her BACP credential as listed. Language of work is English and she does not take international clients.

To begin, she asks people to outline what they want to change and what matters most to them. This helps form a short, practical plan to guide therapy and measure progress over time.

How Joanne’s approaches translate to online work

Joanne uses client-centred practice, cognitive-behavioural techniques and solution-focused methods to guide conversations and change. Client-centred work means the person’s concerns set the agenda and sessions focus on listening and understanding what matters most. Cognitive-behavioural techniques help people notice unhelpful thoughts and try practical experiments to change patterns. Solution-focused ideas emphasise small, realistic steps and clear goals to build momentum.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Joanne will work together with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. This is a collaborative decision that can be reviewed as therapy progresses so the plan stays relevant and useful.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions more easily into a busy week and keeping consistent progress when travel is difficult. Different formats can make sessions shorter or more flexible, and can reduce time spent travelling or arranging childcare. The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm which options are available before booking. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists often find online work helps people keep momentum between appointments without changing the therapeutic focus.