About me
Hello, I’m Joanne, an Integrative Psychotherapist working with individuals and couples in NW6 and W9.
Are you experiencing anxiety/stress, low mood or relationship difficulties and feel you are at a point where some professional help is needed? Do you need a space to work through something that cannot easily be shared or resolved with partners/friends/family?
Individual Therapy: How can I help you?
I offer you a safe, private and non-judgemental space for your concerns to be heard attentively and with empathy. My aim is to develop a trusting relationship so that you can feel comfortable opening up your thoughts and feelings with me. We can explore your thoughts and feelings, your situation, and think about how to find ways forward to help you to feel better. My role is to facilitate you towards feeling well and better.
If appropriate we may agree to use the technique of Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) to work on resolving what may feel overwhelming or what stops you from feeling well and able to get on with your life in the way you want to.
Couple Counselling/Therapy: How can I help you?
I use Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (EFTC) as my approach. This is an evidence based 'gold standard' approach to building better connection in your relationship. We will firstly look at what is distressing and what happens between you both taking triggers/thoughts/feelings and body responses into account. This helps you begin to see and hear each other, perhaps like never before. Once the distress has been calmed, we can then look more deeply into each individual's experience.
I would see you as a couple for the first two 50mins sessions/weeks, then have individual 50mins sessions with each of you in the following two weeks before resuming working with you as a couple on a weekly basis with the possibly of more individual sessions if needed. The work can be time limited or open ended.
Where will the sessions take place?
I work in person from The Minster Centre, Queens Park NW6, Iverson Rd Therapy Rooms, West Hampstead NW6 or Byron House Shirland Road, Maida Hill, W9 .
I also work online via Zoom or Remotemdr (a platform designed for EMDR work).
What happens next?
An initial assessment/appointment allows me to see if I can help you and will give you the opportunity to see if you are comfortable with me.
You can either call or text me on 07902 922671 or click here to send me an email.
Training, qualifications & experience
I have worked with individual clients in private practice since 2015. The work has been a mixture of short and long-term. I have worked with couples since 2024. In 2025, I began integrating EMDR into my work with individual clients.
Qualifications
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) with Alexander Richardson (Part 1-3 2025/6), EMDR Europe/UK Approved Training
- Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples (Externship Nov ‘23), Core Skills Part 1&2 (Feb ‘24), Core Skills 3&4 (May 24)
- MA Integrative Psychotherapy and Counselling (2018)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling
- Foundation Certificate in Integrative Counselling
Except for the EMDR and EFTC trainings, the above qualifications have been obtained from the Minster Centre, NW6, which is a highly respected training organisation.
I regularly undertake CPD to enhance my knowledge and skills.
I have a long-standing engagement with yoga and other movement practices, so I am attentive to how everything is experienced in the body.
Other Qualifications
- MA Art History
- BA Humanities
- 2yr BTEC National Diploma in the Practice and Teaching of Yoga (Morley College)
- 2yr Meditation Teacher Training (Dru London)
- Yoga Nidra Teacher Training (Satyananda, London)
- Relax and Renew Restorative Yoga Teacher Training (Judith Lasater, London)
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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.
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
£90.00 - £140.00
Health Insurance/EAP
Additional information
- Sessions are 50 mins.
- The fee is £90 for individuals and £140 for couples.
- EMDR sessions may be 90 mins and cost £140.
I may be able to offer a reduction on these standard fees, so please ask.
An initial appointment would give you the chance to meet me and see if you would like to work with me.
When I work
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