Joanne Willmot, BACP

Joanne Willmot is a BACP counsellor with nine years of experience. She works in a person-centred way and keeps her style down-to-earth and straightforward. Joanne aims to build trust first and will gently challenge when it helps people move forward.

In sessions she offers practical support and a calm space to talk things through. She helps people increase self-awareness and make changes that feel right for them. Joanne also focuses on helping people learn to be kinder to themselves during hard times.

Her work covers a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and issues around identity and intimacy. Additional areas she addresses include ADHD, compassion fatigue, eating and sleeping problems, and coping with life changes such as midlife transition.

Joanne uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, mindfulness and attachment-based ways of working alongside a client-centred attitude. She explains ideas in plain language and helps people try small, practical steps between sessions. The aim is to find what fits each person rather than applying a one-size-fits-all method.

Sessions are offered in English and she works with people in the United Kingdom and internationally. To begin, Joanne asks people to use the platform questionnaire so she can match needs and schedule the first meeting.

Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them. It supports values-based action, which can be useful for handling stress, midlife transitions and relationship choices. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and uses practical exercises to change them. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and sleep or eating difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy pays attention to how early relationships shape how people relate now and can help with intimacy, abandonment or attachment concerns.

Choosing an approach is part of the work. Joanne will discuss what matters to each person and try ways of working that fit their goals and daily life. That might mean using ACT exercises one week and practical CBT tasks the next, all decided together.

For practicalities, please confirm session formats before booking because the biography does not list specific supported formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use exercises between meetings and bring real-life examples into the conversation. Registered professionals can adapt approaches to suit remote work and help clients make steady progress from where they are.