- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Jo
Jo Almond is a counsellor who uses a client-centred approach to support people facing stress, anxiety and relationship difficulties. She holds BACP accreditation and brings four years of experience to her practice. Her manner is calm and straightforward, aimed at helping parents and individuals find clearer ways to manage day-to-day pressures.
She listens first to understand each person's situation and priorities. Sessions focus on practical steps that can fit into a busy life, such as breathing and grounding techniques, clearer communication skills, and small routines to improve sleep and mood.
Background and approach
Jo links these practical tools to a person's values and goals so changes feel meaningful. Trauma-sensitive methods are used when past hurt affects current life. This helps people notice how the body and mind react to stress and learn ways to reduce its impact.
Jo also uses mindfulness and somatic ideas to bring attention to bodily signals and calm racing thoughts. Her work includes coaching for professional pressures as well as support for parenting concerns and grief. She pays attention to identity and disability, and aims to make therapy respectful and inclusive for people from different backgrounds.
Jo offers sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging to fit varied schedules. She asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions that suit their timing and needs.
What Jo works with
Everything Jo lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Jo helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Jo lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Jo's approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centred therapy puts the client's experience at the heart of sessions. The therapist listens deeply, reflects what she hears, and helps people set goals that matter to them. This approach suits issues like stress, relationship worries and parenting concerns because it begins with what the person already knows about their life.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept away by them. Small practices taught in sessions can help with anxiety, sleep problems and coping with life changes. Somatic therapy focuses on how stress shows up in the body and introduces gentle movements or breath work to ease tension and reactivity.
Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will work with the client to try methods and see what fits best with their needs and preferences. Goals, pace and techniques are adjusted together so the plan feels useful and doable.
Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging to suit different lives. Video lets people use visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, short text check-ins fit into busy days, and live chat allows immediate written conversation. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, parenting and other commitments.
Questions people ask about Jo
What issues does Jo specialise in?
Jo works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting, grief and career pressures.
What is Jo's style of therapy?
Her style is client-centred and collaborative, using mindfulness and somatic ideas to help people notice thoughts and body responses and choose practical steps forward.
How much professional experience does she have?
Jo has four years of professional experience working with clients across several concerns including coaching and trauma-sensitive support.
What are Jo's credentials and where is she based?
Jo holds BACP accreditation and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can she work with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Jo offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Jo?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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