Joanne Airey

• Anxiety
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

About Joanne

Joanne Airey helps people who want to change how they feel or how they relate to others. She works with common concerns such as anxiety, low mood, relationship issues, and stress, and uses a person-centred approach in sessions. She is a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and has 10 years' experience.

Joanne's practice covers a wide range of issues including grief, self-esteem, addiction, trauma and abuse, parenting and intimacy-related difficulties. She also supports people with long-term health concerns, chronic pain, ADHD, and matters connected to adoption and attachment. She describes these areas plainly and offers straightforward conversation about what is troubling someone.

Her main approach is client-centred therapy, which focuses on the person's own perspective and aims to build a trusting relationship in the room. She also uses solution-focused ideas to help clients identify practical next steps and small changes that can make daily life easier.

Joanne has worked in hospices, private practice, schools and universities. She has delivered many sessions by phone and online over the years, and has experience with children, adolescents, young adults, adults and older people. Her style is conversational and practical, with attention to communication and coping strategies.

Sessions start with a short discussion about what the client wants to work on and how they prefer to proceed. Joanne asks questions, reflects what she hears, and helps people consider options and steps forward. Her aim is to be straightforward and helpful in each meeting.

How her approaches work in online counselling

Client-centred therapy places the client's experience at the centre of the work and focuses on listening, reflection and building a trusting working relationship. This approach suits people who want space to talk through feelings, relationships and personal challenges.

Solution-focused therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and on things that already work for the client. It is useful for people wanting changes in specific areas such as sleep, communication or coping with life transitions.

Finding the right method is part of the process. Joanne will work collaboratively to decide which approach or combination suits the client's needs, goals and preferences. She discusses what is helpful, adapts the pace, and reviews progress together as sessions continue.

The therapist has experience delivering sessions by phone and online, but the biography does not list specific current session formats here. Please confirm the available session options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit meetings around work, childcare or travel, and can reduce the time spent commuting. It also allows for shorter check-ins when a full session is not needed and can make follow-up conversations simpler to arrange.

Topics Joanne lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Addictions
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Joanne

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety is listed among the main concerns she addresses, including stress and panic-related difficulties.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She primarily uses client-centred therapy and also draws on solution-focused ideas to set practical steps.

What experience does she have?

She has 10 years' experience working in hospices, private practice, schools and universities.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She is based in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).

Does she offer sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

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 counselling with her?

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