Joanne Ramshaw, BACP, NCPS

Joanne Ramshaw is a counsellor who focuses on practical, compassionate support for people facing stress, anxiety, relationship problems and grief. She uses straightforward, warm conversations to help people find small changes that make daily life easier. Joanne has five years of professional experience and holds BACP and NCPS credentials.

Joanne works in a direct, non-judgemental way. She listens to what matters most and helps clients set simple goals. Sessions often look at coping strategies for low self-esteem, motivation, and the strain of life changes.

Her experience includes supporting people dealing with chronic illness, cancer, caregiver stress, and chronic pain. She also helps with attachment and communication problems, adoption and foster care issues, and the emotional impacts of divorce or domestic violence.

Joanne draws on a mix of approaches to suit each person. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and act on them, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thinking patterns, and Narrative and Attachment-based ideas to explore personal stories and relationships.

Her sessions aim to be practical and person-centred. Clients who want to work on coping skills, manage anxiety or process loss will find an approachable way to do that. Joanne invites people to take the next step when they feel ready.

Based in the United Kingdom, Joanne conducts work in English and follows a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. Prospective clients are invited to use the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire to begin.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online counselling

Joanne uses approachable methods that transfer well to remote work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice what matters to them and take small steps towards those values, which can be useful for anxiety, stress and coping with illness. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, often by practising new skills between sessions. Attachment-Based ideas look at how early relationship patterns affect current connections and help people improve communication and emotional understanding.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Joanne will talk with each person about goals and preferences, and together they will try the methods that feel most useful. Sometimes a mix of approaches is used so practical tools sit alongside deeper exploration of relationship patterns or personal stories.

If you are considering online therapy, check the available session formats before booking. The therapist's biography does not list specific formats, so confirm whether phone or video sessions are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so therapy fits around appointments or caregiving duties.