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Joanne Lindley, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 7 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse Grief Depression

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Joanne Lindley is a counsellor who helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and relationship difficulties. She also supports people facing trauma and abuse, parenting strains, issues with intimacy, addictions, sleep problems and challenges around self-esteem and life changes. Joanne uses a calm, respectful approach and encourages small practical steps as well as longer conversations about what matters to you.

She holds BACP accreditation, which means she is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Background and approach

Joanne has seven years of clinical experience and has worked in NHS settings where she saw a wide range of concerns and backgrounds. That experience informs how she plans sessions and tailors support to each person. Her practice draws on several approaches so sessions can be flexible.

Joanne uses client-centred methods to follow what you bring, cognitive behavioural techniques for anxiety and practical patterns, and attachment-informed work to look at how relationships shape feelings. She also uses psychodynamic ideas to reflect on deeper patterns when that seems helpful.

Joanne is comfortable working with topics such as abandonment, attachment issues, divorce and separation, domestic violence, immigration stress, infertility and issues around ageing. She also offers support for LGBT concerns, compassion fatigue and ADHD-related challenges. She has additional experience supporting academics and students and offers pet bereavement support.

Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Joanne aims to make the first contact straightforward: a short matching questionnaire is used, then sessions are scheduled according to availability.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape emotions and trust, and it can help with closeness, abandonment worries and repeating patterns in adult partnerships. Client-centred therapy focuses on being heard without judgement, letting people set the pace and topics while the counsellor reflects and supports what matters most to them. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) addresses how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact, offering practical exercises and steps to reduce anxiety and improve sleep and mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the journey and will be decided together. The therapist will discuss your goals, preferences and how you respond to different ways of working, and then adapt methods to suit you. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed prescription.

Online sessions use video calls, phone appointments, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets you see body language and engage in longer work, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit short check-ins and messaging helps when a written approach feels supportive. These options make it easier to fit sessions into evenings or weekends and to keep continuity when life is busy.

What concerns does Joanne help with?

She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, addictions, sleep problems, parenting strains and self-esteem issues, among other concerns.

What is her general therapeutic style?

Joanne combines client-centred listening with practical techniques. Sessions can focus on thought and behaviour patterns or on exploring relationship and attachment themes.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has seven years of experience and has worked in NHS settings with people from a wide range of ages and backgrounds.

What professional credentials and location are listed?

She is accredited by the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and is based in the United Kingdom.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not taking international clients.

Which session formats does she offer?

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

How are fees and payment handled?

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

What steps are needed to begin therapy?

Start by clicking 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
Trauma and abuse

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 7 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

Contacting Joanne

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Joanne Lindley, BACP

Background and approach

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety