About me
My name is Jo and I’m an experienced integrative therapist offering both short and long-term therapy in-person (in East London) and online. I am BACP accredited and work with adults of all ages, including young adults and trainee therapists.
Whatever has motivated you to seek therapy, I will offer a warm and confidential space where you can focus on your life and experiences without judgement.
You may wish to work through something specific like a relationship issue, challenging family dynamics, a difficult decision to make, or to process a loss, traumatic experience or past event. Or you might simply want to reflect on who and where you are in life, where you would like to be and how you might get there. Together we can identify the areas that are most helpful to work on whether that’s making changes to your external environment or focusing more on your internal world.
Talking to a therapist can offer the opportunity to be completely open without fearing the consequences. It can also help you develop different perspectives, discover your inner resources and build a strong sense of intention and autonomy. My priority is to connect with you and your experience of the world, offering a compassionate space where you are seen, heard and understood.
How I work
I have an open, conversational style and will help you to share and explore your thoughts and feelings, and uncover underlying emotions, beliefs and patterns. I use different therapeutic approaches (drawing mainly from humanistic, psychodynamic, existential, CBT and coaching frameworks) to suit each person and their situation. This integrative approach allows for deep exploration and reflection, for example, looking at how past experiences may be influencing current feelings and behaviours, whilst also supporting future-focused work, including making possible changes in your life.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Post-Graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Coaching (BACP Accredited) from the University of East London.
I have worked with a diversity of clients in relation to social and economic background, race and culture, and have wide experience of working with clients who are LGBT. Many of my clients are neurodivergent; I take a neuro-affirming approach and have particular experience of working with ADHD, autism and AuDHD. I have been a therapist in a variety of settings including the education and the charity sectors.
Some of the areas I typically work with are:
- relationships and communication, including family issues, partner relationships and friendships
- anxiety, stress, worry and rumination
- OCD
- depression and emotional regulation
- low confidence and self-esteem
- loneliness
- grief, loss and bereavement
- intimacy, sex and sexuality
- work and career-related concerns
- body image and eating disorders
- fertility issues, pregnancy, childlessness / child-free living
- parenting challenges
- perimenopause and menopause
- life changes and transitions
- abuse
- trauma
Before becoming a therapist, I was a teacher and senior manager in colleges and schools in London, and I continue to work as a college therapist for young adults. I understand well the pressures facing young people and their families, and the impact that working in demanding and stressful environments can have on health and well-being.
I am an accredited member of the BACP and work within their Ethical Framework.
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£75.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
My standard fee is £75.
I also offer a small number of reduced cost slots so if cost is a barrier please do ask me about availability.
Further information
If you are interested in finding out more or would like to arrange a free informal phone chat (15 -20 minutes) please send me an email or text message.
email: josalsbury@hotmail.com
text: 07853 198672
