Joanne Lloyd
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About me
This may all feel very strange and unfamiliar right now, trying to find someone who you hope understands, listens, and genuinely cares. It can be quite a task and a challenging one at that. It’s okay to take your time, allow yourself to look through the information and decide what’s best for you. It might be that you are looking for someone who you feel you can relate to, who has experience in specific areas such as stress, anxiety, trauma, low mood, or relationships. Whatever the reason, it’s important to choose someone that feels right for you.
How counselling can help:
Hi I’m Joanne, I work as a counsellor and supervisor based in the Cheshire area.
My aim is to offer you a warm, safe space, for you to explore your thoughts and feelings, work with you to ensure that you feel safe enough to be yourself and talk freely without judgement, and offer you the support you may need in finding ways to move forward in your life.
What to expect from me:
I appreciate that accessing support can feel quite daunting and a difficult step to take. This may be because we may not be used to asking for help, we don’t really know what to expect, what is expected of us, and whether it will work or not. The good news is, it’s natural to feel this way.
And with the first session it may sometimes feel like there’s a lot of information to take in but it is important for you to understand what some of the terms mean. For example, confidentiality and what the limitations to confidentiality are. This helps you to make an informed choice as to whether you want to continue.
For that reason, I offer a free 20-minute introduction telephone/online call. Then with you, complete an assessment during the first session to gain a better understanding of any specific needs you may have. Sessions are offered either face to face, online or by telephone.
Personal experiences:
"Jo is the most amazing counsellor. During my sessions I was fascinated how her approach of listening and questions enabled me to work through a difficult time. I don't know how she did it, but every week I left having released a lot of emotion that I didn't realise I even had! She was friendly, yet professional and added personal touches to help me feel at ease. A truly skilled counsellor who really cares."
Anon
Membership Organisations:
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I work ethically and professionally and abide by the BACP ethical framework.
Further Information:
I offer both short-term and long-term counselling. and am fully insured.
You can contact me by e-mail or telephone, or if you prefer you can text and I will respond to you as soon as I am able to.
I offer an initial free 20 minute call for you to ask questions about the support I provide and hopefully this will give you a better understanding of whether you would like to work with me as your counsellor.
Training, qualifications & experience
I didn’t really begin this journey 18 years ago for anyone else but myself initially because I wanted to learn and understand why I was feeling how I was feeling, why I was fed up of being fed up, and why I was tired of feeling tired. Through accessing counselling, self-awareness, being honest, and taking the time to listen to myself I started to feel like I could actually do this, not only for me, but to put what I’d learnt into helping others too.
Training as a counsellor helped me to explore my own personal experiences in lots of ways, including creativity, and I found that writing my thoughts and feelings down really helped too.
Training and Qualifications:
Diploma in the Theory and Practice of Counselling.
Postgraduate Certificate and Advanced Development Programme in Advocacy for Victims of Sexual Violence.
Bereavement and Loss - Counselling Skills.
Blue Cross Pet Bereavement Counselling and support.
Certificate in Clinical Supervision
Enhanced introduction in EMDR
I have developed some useful resources on topics such as: anxiety, stress, self-harm, trauma, boundaries, anger, guilt and shame, as well as developing mindfulness meditation and breathing techniques.
Therapies offered:
Person Centred Therapy
Bereavement and Loss
Humanistic Therapies
Clinical supervision
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
I have recently been actively involved in creating a wellbeing hub which aims to help victims and survivors of sexual abuse access helpful resources for their mental health and wellbeing, whilst they are waiting to access counselling support. Within this, I have written content, created activities and information videos for topics such as: anxiety, stress, self-harm, boundaries, anger, preparing for counselling and what to expect from counselling, and guilt and shame, as well as developing mindfulness meditation and breathing techniques for clients.
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
Currently my fees are £50 per 1 hour session. I offer face to face, online and telephone sessions. Concessionary rates are available on request.
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Further information
Therapies offered
- Person Centred Therapy
- Pet Bereavement and Loss
- Humanistic Therapies
Membership Organisations
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I work ethically and professionally and abide by the BACP ethical framework.
Further Information
I offer both short and long term counselling.
I am fully insured.
You can contact me by e-mail or telephone, or if you prefer you can text and I will respond to you as soon as I am able to.
Thank you for taking the time to read my page.
