Joanne Bruce

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing

About Joanne

Joanne Bruce helps with stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting and related concerns using client-centred ways of working. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has seven years' experience in counselling.

Joanne works with adults and young people. Sessions focus on clear, practical steps as well as talking through feelings. She combines person-centred listening with tools from cognitive behavioural therapy and solution-focused work to help people manage mood, sleep, eating and motivation problems.

Her background includes foundation degrees in Counselling Studies and Early Childhood Studies and Practice, plus a bachelor’s degree in Education Studies. Joanne has also lived and worked in several countries, and she draws on that life experience when helping people who face change or loss.

Typical concerns she supports include relationship and intimacy issues, grief, parenting challenges, anger and emotional regulation, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related difficulties. She also works with people coping with body image, commitment and communication problems, and the stresses of caring for someone with illness.

Work in sessions can include goal-focused planning, practising new ways of thinking and small behavioural experiments. Joanne uses motivational interviewing techniques when clients want help with decision-making and change. On the first assessment she and the client agree which approaches to use and set practical steps to try between meetings.

How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions

Joanne commonly uses client-centred counselling, which focuses on listening, reflecting and helping people find their own answers; this approach is suited to exploring feelings about relationships, loss and life changes. Cognitive behavioural therapy involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying practical changes in behaviour to improve mood, sleep and motivation, and it can help with anxiety and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanne will discuss goals and preferences with the client and suggest which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as experience develops.

Please confirm the specific session formats before booking since the biography does not list detailed options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, for example by avoiding travel, allowing shorter check-ins during a work break, or using audio-only calls when bandwidth is limited. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises and homework to suit remote sessions so work continues between meetings.

Topics Joanne lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Grief
• Intimacy-related issues
• Eating disorders
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hearing impaired
• Hoarding
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual dysfunction
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Motivational Interviewing
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Joanne

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She supports people with anxiety and stress using person-centred listening and CBT techniques.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She primarily offers client-centred counselling, and combines this with cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing and solution-focused work.

How much experience does she have?

She has seven years' experience in counselling practice.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

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

Can I have sessions in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography.

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.