- Years in practice
- 20
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English, Greek
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Joanna
Dr. Joanna (Ioanna) Karaoulani is a counsellor with 20 years of experience based in the United Kingdom. She holds a BA in Psychology, an HNC, HND, an MSc in Person-Centred Counselling and a PhD in Clinical Psychology, and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
Joanna speaks English and Greek and offers support to people facing many kinds of stress. Her work focuses on helping people understand and relate to their emotions.
Background and approach
She uses practical conversations to help clients notice patterns, try small changes and build on what works. Sessions are straightforward and aimed at helping clients move toward a life they value. Joanna works with a broad range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting worries, anger, low self-esteem and career stress.
She also supports people dealing with attachment and abandonment issues, caregiver strain, immigration-related problems and the aftermath of infidelity. Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. These methods are used to offer practical tools, as well as space to make sense of difficult feelings.
Sessions can be arranged by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. Joanna aims to work collaboratively, helping each person set goals and find manageable steps forward. If someone prefers Greek or English, she can hold sessions in either language.
What Joanna works with
Everything Joanna lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Joanna helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joanna lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches that guide online sessions
The therapist often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept away by them, then pick actions that match their values. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and understanding, giving people room to make sense of their experience and decide what matters next.Joanna also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy when practical skills are useful. CBT looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and teaches straightforward techniques to change unhelpful patterns. The choice of approach is collaborative - the therapist will discuss options and try methods that fit the person’s needs, goals and preferences rather than prescribing a single path.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation when schedules allow. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit into a work break. Live chat and messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick reflections or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around family life, work and distance while working on parenting and other concerns.
Questions people ask about Joanna
What concerns does Joanna commonly help with?
She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting-related worries among other concerns.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Joanna combines person-centred listening with evidence-based methods to notice patterns, practise new skills and set achievable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 20 years of experience working with a wide range of emotional and life problems.
What credentials and where is she based?
She holds a BA in Psychology, HNC, HND, an MSc in Person-Centred Counselling and a PhD in Clinical Psychology, and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and Greek, and she also accepts international clients.
What formats are available for online work?
Sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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