Joanne Brooks

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Stress and anxiety
• Grief and loss

About Joanne

Joanne Brooks helps people with stress, anxiety, family conflict, trauma and abuse, grief, low self-esteem and a range of related concerns. She uses a client-centred way of working, listening for what matters most to each person and responding to their priorities. Joanne is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years of professional experience in the UK.

Her sessions focus on building a trusting working relationship. Joanne aims to offer clear, non-judgemental conversation where people can talk through feelings, thoughts and practical problems. She encourages reflection and helps people consider small changes that may ease day-to-day pressure.

Joanne has worked with a wide range of issues including relationship and intimacy-related problems, addictions, eating concerns, parenting strain, anger and career stress. She also supports people facing mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar symptoms, and those managing neurodiversity or attachment-related struggles.

Her approach is straightforward and centred on the person in front of her. Joanne pays attention to how life events, past experiences and current demands interact, and she adapts her responses as conversations unfold. Sessions usually cover coping strategies, communication patterns and practical steps to reduce distress.

People coming for help will find short, focused sessions that aim to make talking easier and to plan small, realistic actions. Joanne works in English and practises within the United Kingdom under BACP standards.

How Joanne uses client-centred work online

Client-Centred Therapy places the person and their experience at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens carefully, reflects what they hear and follows the client’s lead to help clarify feelings and priorities. This approach can help with stress, anxiety, grief and relationship concerns by making it easier to name and work through what matters most.

In practice, Joanne focuses on clear listening and straightforward conversation. She helps people discuss difficult memories, current pressures and practical next steps. This collaborative style means the counsellor and client decide together which methods and topics to try as sessions progress.

If you are considering online appointments, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. The biography does not specify formats, so confirming options will show whether video, phone or other arrangements are available. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time while still focusing on the same practical issues worked on in face-to-face sessions.

Topics Joanne lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Self-esteem
• Addictions
• Relationship issues
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Blended family issues
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Co-morbidity
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Dependent personality
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Intellectual disability
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Postpartum depression
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy

Questions about Joanne

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people who are experiencing stress and anxiety with practical coping strategies and conversation about triggers.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses Client-Centred Therapy, which focuses on listening, acceptance and helping clients lead the way in sessions.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.

Is she registered with a professional body?

She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I see her if I live outside the UK?

Sessions are offered to people in the United Kingdom; she does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats does she offer?

Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm the current session options before booking.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I get started with her?

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