Counsellor profile
Joanne Maddison, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - anxiety and life changes
Continue with JoanneWhere Joanne stands
- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 413163
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Stress and anxiety
- Grief and loss
- Mindfulness approaches
About Joanne
Joanne Maddison is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, grief, depression, career pressure and coping with life changes. Joanne also supports people facing relationship and family concerns, sleep problems, low self-esteem and the strain of caregiving.
Her background includes healthcare and a particular interest in the changes that come with pregnancy and motherhood. In practice she pays attention to both past patterns and current day-to-day experience. That means talking about how earlier relationships and family of origin issues can show up now.
Joanne draws on client-centred ways of working alongside psychodynamic ideas and Jungian thinking. She also uses mindfulness and somatic approaches to help people recognise physical responses to stress. Sessions focus on practical steps as well as understanding how patterns like people-pleasing or difficulty saying no developed.
She is comfortable addressing concerns linked with addiction, codependency, abandonment and attachment difficulties. Joanne helps people explore control and commitment issues, communication problems and the emotional impact of chronic illness or caring roles.
Her style is straightforward and conversational. Joanne and the client set goals together and adapt the approach as those goals change. To begin, she asks for some basic details and a first session is scheduled via the site process.
How sessions work
How Joanne uses therapeutic approaches online
Joanne draws on client-centred work which focuses on listening and reflecting back what matters most to the client. That approach helps people feel heard and decide what they want to change. She also uses psychodynamic ideas that look at how past relationships shape present behaviour, useful for repeating patterns like people-pleasing or difficulty setting boundaries. Mindfulness techniques are used to bring attention to stress responses and build practical ways to reduce anxiety in daily life.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Joanne will talk with the client about goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. Together they try different ways of working and adjust the approach based on what actually helps in sessions and between appointments.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Some people find video useful for face-to-face conversation while others prefer audio or text for shorter, focused sessions. Joanne will discuss which format best matches timing, energy and practical needs during the first booking conversation.
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Primary focus
Also works with
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Joanne help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression and coping with life changes. Additional areas include relationship and family issues, caregiving stress, codependency and sleep problems.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Joanne uses client-centred work with psychodynamic and Jungian influences. She mixes conversation with mindfulness and body-based techniques to address emotions and physical reactions.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience as a counsellor working in the UK and in healthcare settings.
What are her credentials and location?
She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages does she use for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients from other countries?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.