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Jo Almond, BACP
- Credentials
- BACP
- Experience
- 4 years
- Practising in
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Sessions
- Online only
- Client ages
- Adults, 18 and over
Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseCoachingADHD
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Jo Almond works in a client-centred way that keeps the person in focus. She uses listening and steady presence to help people untangle stress, anxiety, relationship strain and issues arising from trauma or abuse. Jo also offers coaching for professionals and support with concerns such as ADHD, addiction and grief.
She has four years of professional experience and holds BACP registration, which is shown as BACP. Jo pays attention to identity and difference, including disability and diagnosis.
Background and approach
She aims to create an open, non-judgemental space so people can speak honestly about what is on their mind. Jo draws on mindfulness and somatic approaches to help people notice how thoughts and feelings show up in the body. Those methods are used practically - for reducing panic, improving sleep, and managing stress.
When trauma is part of someone's history she brings trauma-focused ideas while keeping the pace gentle and collaborative. Sessions are straightforward and conversational. Jo helps people set clear, practical goals and checks in about progress.
She supports people working through career questions, parenting strain, intimacy difficulties, and coping with big life changes. People who want a calm, accepting counsellor will find Jo attentive and down-to-earth. She aims to empower people to make changes that fit their everyday life.
If someone prefers online sessions, Jo offers a range of formats to suit different needs.
Therapy approaches and online delivery
Jo uses client-centred work that focuses on what matters to the person. This approach means the counsellor listens closely, reflects what is said, and helps set goals based on the client's priorities. Mindfulness therapy is also part of her practice and teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and manage stress.Deciding which method to use is a shared process. Jo will discuss options in early sessions and try techniques that fit the client's needs and preferences. The aim is to work together to find a way of working that feels helpful and manageable rather than imposing a single method.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video lets people read body language and keep a closer conversational flow. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and messaging suit people who prefer written reflection or need more flexibility around work and family commitments. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical, consistent progress.
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
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