Joanne Dixon
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About me
At Joanne Dixon Therapy, I work with both adults and young people, offering a safe and supportive environment for healing and personal growth. As a neuro-diverse counsellor, I use a personalized and intuitive approach, drawing from my own life experiences and various therapy techniques.
We are all unique individuals, and whether you need help with anxiety, depression, ASD, ADHD, grief, or other issues, I provide tailored counselling and coaching to help create a better environment for you. I offer customized short-term and flexible long-term therapy programs to meet each client's evolving needs, using a variety of therapies, coaching strategies, and physical support like body doubling and home organizing.
In family counselling sessions, I focus on improving communication, resolving conflicts, and building stronger family relationships. I take a whole-family approach, supporting parents in navigating the challenges of raising children and strengthening familial bonds within a safe, nonjudgmental space.
My child therapy sessions provide a supportive and understanding environment for children to express themselves and work through their emotions using creative methods adapted to each individual.
Training, qualifications & experience
I am a level 5 Integrative Counsellor with a person-centred approach and I am registered with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy. With over 25 years of experience in mental health, social care, and education, I work with children and young people ranging from 5 to 18 years old in educational settings. I also provide counselling in GP Surgeries to address various mental health issues such as anxiety, depression, and grief.
As a former foster parent, I have extensive experience in working therapeutically with trauma, attachment, and compassion fatigue. Additionally, I have considerable experience working with individuals who have neurodiversity. This allows me to tailor my approach to each client's unique needs. I employ a variety of therapies such as person-centred listening, CBT, DBT, Mindfulness, Creative/play therapy, Coaching, and Physical and Practical support (Body-Doubling) to meet the needs of each client at different stages of personal growth.
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
Other areas of counselling I deal with
AuADHD / Body-Doubling/ Organising
Compassion Fatigue
Grief and loss
Care Experienced / Foster Carer Support
Therapies offered
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Fees
£40.00 - £60.00
Free initial online session
Concessions offered for
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
Sessions are £60 each for Individual face-to-face.
Short-term bespoke therapy, six sessions for £300
£40 for online sessions.
Physical and Emotional Support for Body-Doubling/ Organising £60 per hour (2 hours minimum session) plus travel costs
Concessions are available via consultation.
When I work
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I currently have a waiting list for evening in person sessions
Further information
I offer a free 20-minute online introductory session to discuss how we can work together and offer signposting to alternative provision if required.
