Joanne Rothery

Joanne Rothery is a counselling therapist who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and major life changes. She works in a calm, accepting way and aims to make clients feel safe enough to talk about painful or difficult experiences. Joanne holds an NCPS credential and practises from the United Kingdom.

Joanne uses a person-centred stance that places the client at the heart of each session. That means she listens without judgement and follows what you bring, helping you find your own direction rather than imposing solutions. Practical conversations often address coping strategies, motivation and ways to build confidence.

She also draws on cognitive behavioural techniques when helpful, focusing on thoughts and behaviours that keep problems active and practising small changes that can ease anxiety and improve mood. For people who have been through abuse or traumatic events, Joanne offers trauma-focused work that aims to stabilise distress and reduce the impact of memories on daily life.

Joanne describes her approach as respectful and compassionate. She invites clients to bring all parts of themselves to sessions, whether they feel hopeful or overwhelmed. Her style is steady and warm rather than directive.

With four years of professional experience she has supported people with a wide range of concerns including grief, sleep difficulties, anger, career pressures, bipolar presentations and compassion fatigue. She also works with attachment and relationship-related difficulties such as codependency, communication problems and blended family issues.

How Joanne’s approaches work online

Joanne uses a person-centred approach that focuses on the client’s own experience and priorities, offering a steady, non-judgemental listening space. This helps when someone needs to talk through painful memories, feel heard, or decide what steps to take next.

She also uses cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at thinking patterns and behaviours that keep problems going. CBT is practical and often involves trying small changes between sessions to reduce anxiety and improve mood. For people affected by traumatic events, trauma-focused therapy aims to reduce the ongoing impact of those memories and to build better coping skills.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Joanne will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, and may combine elements from different approaches over time. This choice is made together rather than imposed.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. In general online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a work break and offer alternatives if being on camera is difficult. Many people find remote sessions help them maintain consistency while addressing the same issues they would in person.