Joanna Walsh, NCPS

Joanna Walsh is a counsellor with three years' experience who offers a warm, person-focused way of working. She describes herself as someone who listens without judgement and helps people make sense of difficult experiences. Joanna draws on talking and creative methods to help people reconnect with themselves and find steadier ways of coping.

Joanna often supports people carrying the effects of trauma, abuse and loss. She also helps those adjusting to neurodiversity diagnoses such as ADHD and autism, and people living with chronic pain, illness or disability. Common concerns she sees include anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, sleep problems, parenting strain and relationship difficulties.

Her approach mixes client-centred work with techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy and psychodynamic thinking. Trauma-focused ideas are used when past experiences are getting in the way of everyday life. In sessions she aims to gently uncover patterns, name difficult feelings and try small practical changes that feel manageable.

Joanna offers creative, art-based techniques alongside talking therapy for people who find words hard to use. These activities are used to help express feelings, ground attention and explore identity in a different way. The pace is set by each person and choices are discussed together.

She holds the NCPS credential and has a Master of Science in Psychology noted in her background. Sessions are conducted in English and take place in the United Kingdom. To start, readers are invited to use the platform's Start Therapy process to be matched and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

How Joanna's approaches work in online therapy

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the person's experience and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears and helps people find their own solutions; this approach supports concerns like low self-esteem, life changes and relationship strain.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and tackle low mood by changing unhelpful patterns.

Trauma-Focused Therapy attends to the impact of past harms on current life. It helps to name reactions, lessen overwhelming responses and build strategies for feeling safer in daily routines.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Joanna aims to collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences rather than imposing a single way of working.

Practical benefits of online therapy can include fitting sessions into busy schedules and reducing travel time. Video or phone sessions can make it easier to book brief check-ins, manage appointments around work or childcare, and access support from different locations. Confirm the specific session formats offered before booking so arrangements match personal needs.