Joanne Willmot

Joanne Willmot is a person-centred counsellor with nine years of experience. She works in a down-to-earth way and focuses on building trust before moving into more challenging work. Her approach is gentle but honest, and she aims to help people make practical changes in their lives.

Joanne offers support for a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, anger and relationship difficulties. She also helps with issues such as grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, parenting strain and workplace pressures. Clients can expect straightforward conversations about what is getting in the way and what might help next.

Her work draws on client-centred methods alongside cognitive behavioural ideas, acceptance and commitment therapy and mindfulness. These approaches are used to increase awareness, change unhelpful thinking patterns and build coping skills. Attachment-based ideas inform how relationships and early patterns show up now.

Joanne aims to create a compassionate space where people feel heard and validated. She encourages curiosity about difficult feelings and supports practical steps towards change. This can include small experiments, new routines or clearer communication with others.

Communicating promptly is part of her practice; she aims to reply to initial enquiries within 24 hours. Prospective clients are invited to make contact for support, guidance and to arrange sessions that fit with their needs and life circumstances.

How Joanne’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts without getting stuck and to focus on actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and coping with life changes.

Client-Centred Therapy places the person’s own experience at the centre and uses listening and reflection to build understanding and self-compassion. This approach supports people working through grief, self-esteem and relationship concerns.

Joanne sees finding the right approach as a collaborative process. She will work with each person to try methods that fit their needs and goals, and adapt the plan based on what feels most helpful. Clients are invited to give feedback so therapy can be adjusted over time.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and avoiding travel time. Some formats, like phone calls, can be shorter check-ins when time is limited, while video calls allow face-to-face conversation. The original biography lists phone, video calling and instant messaging as possible ways to meet, but confirm current session formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to attend regularly and try approaches such as mindfulness exercises or ACT experiments between sessions.