Jo Beresford

Hi, I’m Jo.

If you’ve found your way here, you might be wondering whether therapy could actually help you. Or maybe you’re just having a look around, getting a feel for different therapists and seeing who you connect with.

Either way, I’m glad you’re here ☺︎

I’m a qualified Person-Centred Psychotherapist, but before I’m a therapist, I’m just a person too. I have my own life, experiences, good days and bad days, and I definitely don’t have everything figured out!

I’m quite down-to-earth and I don’t think therapy needs to feel overly formal or clinical. I’m a real person sitting across from another real person, and I think that matters. Especially when you’re trusting someone with the parts of yourself that you might not usually show people.

So, if the thought of therapy makes you feel a little awkward, nervous or unsure what you’re supposed to say, you’re definitely not alone.

You don’t need to arrive with a list of things you want to talk about. You don’t need to know exactly why you feel the way you do. And you certainly don’t need to have everything worked out before you walk through the door. You can cry. Swear. Laugh. Lose your train of thought. Sit in silence. Tell me you have absolutely no idea what to say. You can just turn up as you are.

What brings you here?

Maybe things have been feeling a bit difficult lately. Perhaps you know something doesn’t quite feel right, but you’re not entirely sure why. Maybe you’re struggling with your relationships, your confidence, your emotions, or simply feeling a bit lost or disconnected from yourself.

Sometimes there’s an obvious reason we’re struggling. Sometimes there isn’t. And sometimes the things that affect us most are things we’ve become so used to that we don’t even realise they’re shaping the way we think, feel and relate to other people.

You might find yourself overthinking, putting other people first, struggling to say no, feeling like you’re never quite enough, being hard on yourself, or finding yourself repeating patterns in relationships that leave you wondering why you keep ending up in the same place. Or maybe none of those things quite fit. You might simply know that you don’t feel like yourself and want somewhere to slow things down and make sense of what’s going on.

You don’t need a diagnosis, a huge story or a perfect explanation for why you’re here. Whatever has brought you to this point, we can start there.

How I work

I work from a Person-Centred approach, which means I’m not going to sit there with all the answers or tell you how you should live your life.

You know yourself better than I do. You are the expert on you.

My role is to listen properly, walk alongside you and help you make sense of what’s going on. We can explore your experiences, relationships, feelings and patterns at a pace that feels right for you. There’s no judgement and no expectation that you need to perform being “okay” in our sessions.

Therapy isn’t about fixing you. You aren’t broken. It’s about having somewhere you can slow things down, be honest about how things really feel and perhaps begin to understand yourself with a little more compassion.

I’m particularly interested in exploring things such as self-esteem, confidence, shame, people-pleasing, boundaries, body image, relationships and attachment. I’m also interested in the impact that difficult experiences — including the smaller things that can sometimes be hard to explain — can have on us and the way we relate to ourselves and other people.

But you don’t need to fit neatly into any of those categories to come to therapy with me. I'm always happy to help with whatever is going on for you.

And a little bit more about me…

I think choosing a therapist is about more than qualifications and experience. It’s about finding someone you feel you could actually talk to.

I’m not going to pretend I have all the answers, and I’m definitely not perfect! I have my own struggles, my own experiences and plenty of days where I’m just getting on with things like everyone else. I think that’s important to remember when you’re sitting opposite a therapist. You’re not talking to someone who has life completely figured out. You’re talking to another person who is there to listen, understand and make space for you.

You don’t have to pretend with me.

I offer private, online therapy to adults across the UK, providing a safe and confidential space where you can explore whatever is going on for you, at your own pace.

If something in you is telling you that things don’t quite feel right, that you’re tired of feeling the way you do, or that you’d simply like to understand yourself a little better, that can be enough reason to reach out.

If you’d like to find out a little more about me, you can also have a look at my website or social media using the links above.

I’d be very happy to hear from you. ☺︎

If you haven’t heard back from me within a couple of days, please check your spam folder too, as sometimes messages can find their way in there.

I offer a reduced fee for initial sessions, priced at £25 for 50 minutes.