Joanna Markvoort-Weijters

• Stress and anxiety
• Attachment based work
• Client centred approach

About Joanna

Joanna Markvoort-Weijters helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, self-esteem and career concerns using a person-centred approach. She is a member of the BACP, and has 11 years of professional experience in counselling.

She works in a way that treats the client as the expert in their own life. Sessions focus on what matters to the individual and on building practical ways to manage day-to-day problems. Joanna emphasises listening, reflection and clear discussion to help people notice their own strengths and choices.

Her background includes supporting people with depression, addictions, grief, sleep and eating difficulties, and challenges linked to neurodiversity such as autism and Asperger syndrome. She also works with issues connected to parenting, carers' stress, ageing, and separation or divorce.

Joanna draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. She also uses client-centred methods to keep the person's concerns central, and existential approaches to address meaning, values and life changes. These ways of working are applied in practical conversation rather than technical jargon.

Sessions are offered in English and Dutch. Joanna practises in the United Kingdom and combines counselling with short-term coaching when that suits a client's goals. To begin she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How Joanna's approaches fit with online counselling

Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people understand connection and trust. This can be useful for relationship issues, attachment concerns and repeated interaction patterns.

Client-centred counselling puts the person's experience at the heart of the session, with the counsellor listening and reflecting to help people find their own solutions. It suits people who want a conversational, person-led way to address stress, self-esteem and career questions.

Existential therapy focuses on values, meaning and major life changes. It supports people facing loss, big decisions or questions about purpose rather than offering a problem-solving manual.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanna will discuss which methods seem most helpful based on the client's needs, goals and preferences, and adjust the way she works as the relationship develops.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people take part from different locations and use a conversational style that mirrors in-person work.

Topics Joanna lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Addictions
• LGBT
• Family conflicts
• Grief
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Phobias
• Post-traumatic stress
• Self-harm
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Existential Therapy

Questions about Joanna

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas Joanna helps people with.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses attachment-based, client-centred and existential approaches focused on practical conversation and personal values.

What is her professional experience?

Joanna has 11 years of professional experience in counselling work.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

She is a member of the BACP as provided in her credentials.

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English and Dutch.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start working with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.