- Years in practice
- 7
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Joanne
Joanne Lindley is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief and parenting concerns. She supports clients coping with relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, low self-esteem and sleep problems. Joanne also works with those facing career change, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related struggles.
Joanne brings seven years of experience and is a BACP member, with previous work in the NHS. She offers a calm, respectful approach and encourages people to take small, achievable steps toward change.
Background and approach
Her style is warm and straightforward, aiming to make conversations feel manageable rather than overwhelming. Her sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her. Joanne listens for patterns in relationships and emotional responses, then helps people try practical ways to shift those patterns.
She uses talking, reflection and simple exercises to build new habits and coping skills. Joanne draws on several well-known approaches, including attachment-based ideas, client-centred ways of working and cognitive behavioural techniques. She adapts these to each person’s situation rather than following a fixed script.
People often explore how past experiences affect present relationships and daily struggles. Online and telephone options are available, with evening and weekend times to fit different schedules. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and then sessions are scheduled according to therapist availability.
Joanne aims to support steady, realistic progress at a pace people feel comfortable with.
What Joanne works with
Everything Joanne lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Joanne helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joanne lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Approaches and online therapy that fit your life
Attachment-based work looks at how early connections shape current relationships and emotional responses. It can help people who notice repeated patterns in closeness, trust or separation and want to understand why those patterns repeat.Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of the session. The counsellor listens without directing, helping people find their own solutions and build self-trust. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and is often used for anxiety and low mood.
Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try methods and adjust based on what feels most useful. Goals and preferences guide which approach is emphasised, and plans are reviewed as progress is made.
Online therapy with Joanne is available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different days and needs. Video calls let people work face to face from wherever they are, phone sessions can fit into a busy day and messaging works well for short check-ins or ongoing support. Evening and weekend slots add flexibility so sessions can work around family and work commitments.
Questions people ask about Joanne
What concerns does Joanne commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges and relationship or intimacy-related issues among other concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is warm, straightforward and person-centred, focusing on listening and practical steps people can try between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Joanne has seven years of experience and has worked within the NHS alongside other roles in counselling practice.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently working with international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Joanne provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's available times.
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