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Jo Botten, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 5 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Self esteem

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Jo Botten offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or painful relationship patterns. She makes sessions straightforward and focused so a worried parent can quickly see how therapy might fit into family life. Jo writes simply and listens closely to what matters most to each person.

Jo is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). She trained at the University of Cambridge and has five years of clinical psychotherapeutic counselling experience.

Background and approach

Before that she provided therapeutic mentoring for several years, giving her a broad background in supporting people through different stages of change. She works both short term and longer term, helping people with stress, anxiety, relationships, family difficulties, trauma and self-esteem.

Jo also supports clients dealing with problems such as abandonment and attachment worries, body image, caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, communication and control issues, and the emotional impact of divorce or separation. In sessions she takes an integrative, person-centred approach. That means she starts from what the client already knows about their life and builds on strengths.

Conversations aim to be warm, non-judgemental and practical, with time spent on coping strategies and clearer ways to communicate. Jo has experience working with suicidal thoughts and self-harm and treats those topics with care and attention. She accepts clients in the United Kingdom and also works with international clients in English.

Her aim is to help people move toward a more satisfying, manageable life.

How Jo brings therapeutic approaches to online work

Jo uses evidence-based techniques presented in plain, usable ways. Person-centred work focuses on listening and helping clients make sense of their own story; it is useful for stress, low self-esteem and relationship worries. Integrative practice combines ideas from different approaches to suit the person in front of her, so sessions can include problem-solving, emotional processing or practical tools depending on the issue.

Finding the right approach is part of the process and Jo treats it as a collaboration. She will discuss options with each client, test what helps, and adapt methods over time to match goals and preferences. This means the work evolves with the person rather than being fixed from the start.

Online therapy allows the same therapeutic work to happen in flexible ways. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and reading body language, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins or people who prefer typing, and text-based messaging supports shorter reflections between sessions. These formats help fit therapy into busy family lives, work schedules or when travel is difficult, while keeping the focus on practical progress.

What concerns does Jo specialise in?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. Additional focus areas include panic, mood difficulties and issues like caregiver stress or chronic illness.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She works in an integrative, person-centred way that starts from each person’s strengths. Conversations are warm and practical with a focus on clearer communication and coping strategies.

What is Jo's professional background?

Jo has five years of clinical psychotherapeutic counselling experience and several years of therapeutic mentoring prior to that. She trained at the University of Cambridge.

What credentials and location are on record?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Yes. Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

Which session formats are available?

Jo offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How are costs and payments handled?

Sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time and costs vary with location and therapist availability.

What do I do to begin working with her?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Experience: 5 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

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Jo Botten, BACP

Background and approach

How Jo brings therapeutic approaches to online work

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety