Joanne Copley

• Stress and anxiety
• Trauma and abuse
• CBT and person centred

About Joanne

Joanne Copley helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief and depression using a mix of counselling methods that suit each person. She is BACP registered and has 12 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.

Joanne’s background includes an MSc in Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy from Derby University. She describes her work as drawing on person-centred approaches alongside cognitive behavioural ideas to give both open talking space and practical strategies. Sessions can be more exploratory or more structured depending on what the client prefers.

In practice she talks through thoughts and feelings, and looks at patterns that keep problems going. She also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, and supports people dealing with health-related stress such as cancer, chronic pain or caregiving strain. Communication and commitment issues are included within the relationship work.

Joanne uses trauma-focused methods when past events are affecting daily life, and she can offer solution-focused steps to tackle immediate problems. She notes neurodiversity concerns such as autism and Asperger Syndrome among her focus areas and attends to the ways these affect coping and relationships.

Her style aims to be straightforward and respectful, helping people notice their own resources while practising new ways of thinking and behaving. Joanne works in English and practises in the United Kingdom.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in close relationships and the feelings that arise from them; it helps when worry about closeness or abandonment affects how someone relates to others. Client-centred counselling (also called person centred) gives people space to lead the conversation while the counsellor reflects back what they say, which can help people understand their own thoughts and emotions. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and introduces practical techniques to test and change unhelpful patterns.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. The counsellor will work collaboratively with the client to agree which methods to try, based on the person’s goals and preferences. That may mean starting with listening and reflection, then adding more structured CBT tasks, or using trauma-focused steps where past events are causing difficulty.

The practical benefits of remote counselling include fitting sessions around work, family or medical commitments and making it easier to keep appointments without travel. The biography does not list the specific session formats offered, so please confirm which formats are available before booking. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt their methods to suit the pace and needs of each client when working remotely.

Topics Joanne lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Depression
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• 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
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Dissociation
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Drug and alcohol addiction
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Paranoia
• Personality disorders
• Phobias
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Process addictions
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Quitting smoking or vaping
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Traumatic brain injury
• Trichotillomania
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Solution-Focused Therapy
• Trauma-Focused Therapy

Questions about Joanne

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed among the main concerns she works on and are part of her clinical focus.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She works using a mix of client-centred (person centred) methods and cognitive behavioural therapy, and also draws on trauma-focused and solution-focused approaches as needed.

How much experience does she have?

She has 12 years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom.

Is she accredited and where does she work?

She is BACP registered and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English only.

Can people outside the UK work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What are the session formats?

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

How much do sessions cost and how are payments handled?

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