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Joanne Perkins, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - anxiety and stress support
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
About Joanne
Joanne Perkins is a counsellor registered with the BACP and has five years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people who are coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and motivation difficulties. Sessions are presented in straightforward language and focus on practical steps clients can try between meetings.
Joanne uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centred and solution-focused ideas. She helps clients notice unhelpful thoughts and habits, test small changes, and build clearer ways of responding to problems. Conversations aim to be direct and practical with concrete strategies rather than abstract theory.
Her work also covers a wide range of day-to-day concerns. These include relationships and intimacy-related issues, parenting strains, grief, career stress, addictions and sleeping or eating problems. Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and managing impulsivity.
Joanne describes therapy as a collaborative process. She listens to what matters most, then discusses options and short-term goals. Sessions can include problem-solving, behaviour experiments, and focused planning to make changes feel manageable.
People meet her for help with direction and coping rather than for quick fixes. She encourages small, measurable steps so progress can be tracked. To start, prospective clients are asked to use the site matching process and book an initial session.
How her approaches are used in online sessions
Joanne commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and try small behaviour experiments. CBT is practical and focused, often useful for anxiety, low mood and stress. She also uses client-centred methods that prioritise listening and the client’s own goals, and solution-focused work that emphasises short-term steps and what is already working.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Joanne discusses goals and options with each person and agrees which techniques to try together. That way the approach is shaped by the client’s needs, preferences and the problems they want to address.
The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting therapy into a busy week and reducing travel time. Please confirm the specific session formats available before booking, as formats were not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to schedule shorter check-ins between commitments or choose quieter timings, and they allow clients to try structured, CBT-style tasks with support from the counsellor.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and motivation difficulties, plus related concerns such as grief, career stress and addictions.
How does she usually work with clients?
She combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with client-centred and solution-focused approaches, using practical conversations and small experiments to test change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience working in the UK.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is registered with the BACP and works from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and how much do they cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe, use the crisis numbers.