Joanne Rankin, NCPS

Joanne Rankin is a counsellor registered with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and has eight years of experience. She supports adults dealing with trauma and abuse, grief, sleep difficulties, bipolar disorder and work-related stress through coaching. Joanne also addresses concerns such as codependency, attachment issues, body image and fertility stress.

Her background includes an MSc in Psychology, a BA (Hons) and a Level 5 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. Joanne combines evidence-based methods to create clear, practical sessions. She uses techniques from cognitive behavioural work and mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try small experiments to change them.

Joanne also works with ideas from Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships affect current relationships and reactions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy features in her practice when clients want to clarify what matters to them and develop steady habits aligned with those values.

Sessions are conversational and focused. Joanne listens and helps people break big problems into manageable steps. She supports people who struggle with people-pleasing, boundary setting, or living around someone else’s unpredictable behaviour.

Her coaching experience is used alongside counselling when people need practical strategies for stress, work–life balance and career transitions. Before booking, clients should confirm the session formats offered at the time.

How her approaches work in online sessions