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 led you to seek therapy, I will offer a warm, confidential space where you can explore the issues on your mind and any challenges you may be facing. My aim is always to understand you and your experiences, and to support your sense of autonomy both in and outside of our sessions.
You may want to work through something specific like a relationship difficulty, family issues, or past experience, or you might wish to reflect more broadly on who and where you are in life, explore patterns that seem to repeat themselves or perhaps get to the bottom of a sense of being stuck. Together we can identify the areas most helpful to work on whether that’s understanding yourself better, navigating your external environment or making changes in your life.
How I work
I have an open, conversational style and will support you to explore your thoughts and feelings, and help uncover any underlying emotions, beliefs and patterns. I will work collaboratively with you so that the pace, structure and direction of sessions meets your individual needs and preferences.
I use different therapeutic approaches, drawing mainly from humanistic, psychodynamic, existential, CBT and coaching frameworks. This integrative approach gives the flexibility to work in a way that best suits each person and their situation. It also allows for deep exploration, for example, looking at how past experiences or unconscious processes may be influencing current feelings and behaviours, whilst also supporting active, problem-solving and future-focused work.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have a Post-Graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling and Coaching (BACP Accredited) from the University of East London.
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
I work with a diversity of people in relation to social and economic background, race, culture and age. I have wide experience of working with LGBTQ people and of working with neurodivergence, particularly with clients who are autistic and/or have ADHD. I have been a therapist in a variety of settings including the education and the charity sectors.
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 counsellor for young adults. I understand well some of 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
