Joanna Kay

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About me

Are you feeling overwhelmed, stuck, or disconnected from yourself?
You might be navigating anxiety, depression, a newly diagnosed or suspected neurodiversity such as ADHD or autism, low self-esteem, relationship struggles, trauma, or burnout. Perhaps you’re facing life transitions, work-related stress, or a loss of motivation, and you’re not sure how to move forward. These challenges can feel isolating. You don’t have to face them alone.

Therapy offers a supportive space to explore what’s holding you back and reconnect with your sense of self.

I offer a warm, empathetic and non-judgemental space where we can explore what’s going on for you at a pace that feels right. Together, we’ll clarify your therapy goals whether that’s finding relief from emotional distress, developing healthier relationships, or building greater self-confidence and tailor our work to support your personal growth and healing.

My approach is humanistic, person-centred, and trauma-informed, rooted in the belief that you are the expert in your own life. I’ll walk alongside you as you explore and navigate whatever’s coming up, offering reflections, strategies, and compassionate guidance to help you move forward.

Your therapy goals might include:

  • Reconnecting with your authentic self
  • Developing a kinder inner voice
  • Healing from past trauma or difficult relationships
  • Building self-worth, confidence, or emotional resilience
  • Exploring creative ways of expressing what words alone can’t reach.

As part of my practice, I also offer creative therapies, including art-making, poetry, and writing practices. These can open up new ways to process experience, access emotion, and make meaning, especially when words feel limited. You don’t need to be “good at art” to benefit from these approaches, just curious.

Please note, I am currently only accepting new online or telephone clients at this current time.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • MSc Counselling and Psychotherapy, University of Keele 
  • Neurodiversity Awareness, Gender Identity and Expression, Autism Awareness (iHasco online)
  •  CAMS Care Suicide Prevention Training (Cams-care, Online) 
  • Therapeutic Use of Person-Centred Creative Arts (APPCA, Online)
  • Certificate in Counselling, The Awareness Centre, London

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

Therapies offered

Fees

£65.00 per session

Further information

I offer a 20 minute free phone consultation to see if I'm the right therapist for you. I work both online and in person and offer flexible times weekdays both daytime and evening.

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Organisations
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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Online platforms

Google Meet