Joanne Jones , BACP

Joanne Jones is a BACP accredited counsellor who brings nearly a decade of professional practice to her work with adults, young people and couples. She trained at Staffordshire University, qualifying in 2016, and later completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Advocacy for Victims of Sexual Violence at the University of Worcester in 2016. Joanne has built particular expertise in trauma work and in 2024 she qualified as an EMDR Trauma Therapist, adding a specialist approach to support people with distressing memories and traumatic experiences.

Her background includes roles on a local mental health support helpline and work with a major Employee Assistance Provider, where she delivered immediate support to people facing a range of mental health challenges and life stresses. Joanne also spent four years working as an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor, supporting survivors through the Criminal Justice System and advocacy processes. In 2020 she completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Supervision at the Manchester Institute of Psychotherapy, furthering her skills in guiding other practitioners.

Joanne’s therapeutic foundation is person-centred, and she describes her practice as integrative - drawing on solution-focused ideas, attachment work and creative counselling techniques alongside trauma-focused interventions. As an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - the professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK - she works within an established ethical framework and maintains clear professional boundaries. Joanne prioritises a client-led approach and collaborates with people to explore the issues they bring and identify practical ways forward.

Approaches for trauma, attachment and person-centred care online

Joanne uses EMDR to help people process distressing or intrusive memories - a structured approach that can reduce the intensity of traumatic images and the distress tied to them, often used for survivors of sexual or domestic violence and other trauma-related concerns.

She also works from a person-centred or client-centred stance, focusing on a respectful, non-judgemental relationship that helps people explore their thoughts and feelings at their own pace. This approach supports issues such as anxiety, low self-esteem and life transitions by prioritising the client’s experience.

Attachment-based ideas inform Joanne’s work with relationship, family and intimacy-related difficulties, helping clients understand patterns formed in early relationships and how these affect current interactions and coping strategies.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process and Joanne collaborates with each person to tailor methods to their needs, goals and preferences. She draws on assessment and discussion to decide whether EMDR, attachment work, solution-focused techniques or a person-centred stance will best support the client.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video or phone allow for face-to-face conversation without travel, while live chat and text-based messaging provide alternative ways to reflect and communicate between scheduled appointments. For many people these options increase accessibility and make it easier to fit therapy into everyday life, while still working with licensed professionals and therapists who adapt their methods to remote formats.