About me
Hello and welcome, my name is Joanne. I’m a qualified Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor, an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with over 18 years’ experience supporting people both in the private and voluntary sector. I began my counselling career volunteering and then working in a Rape Crisis centre that offered long term support to adults, children, and young people. Alongside this I trained as an Independent Sexual Violence Advisor (ISVA) and spent over five years providing emotional and practical support to individuals who experienced sexual violence and/or abuse.
More recently I have spent nearly four years working on the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) providing trauma-informed support to victims and survivors that engaged in the Truth Project or attended engagement events, and a further two years providing short-term counselling for adults that attended the Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC). In addition, throughout my career I have contributed to the development of service policies, guidelines, monitoring and evaluation, and been involved in creating and adapting risk and needs assessment tools, support plans and wellbeing resources for adults, children, and young people. Since 2017 I have been working in private practice and also currently work as an associate for independent inquiries.
I offer one to one, in person, online, and telephone counselling and supervision in Sandbach, Cheshire.
Why choose counselling?
Counselling can help with things like building confidence and self-worth, developing coping strategies and maintaining emotional regulation, enhance the quality of your life, promote positive change, practice self-compassion and improve your overall wellbeing.
What I can offer you is the experience I have in working with a wide range of issues, a calm and welcoming therapeutic space where you can explore your thoughts and feelings completely separate from any other relationships in your life, and listen to you without judgement.
I may introduce techniques and offer psychoeducation tailored to suit your needs, helping you to develop understanding, clarity, resilience, and meaningful change.
Whether you're navigating anxiety, low self-esteem, or personal growth, I'm here to walk alongside you on your journey, whatever that means for you. We can work together to help you understand and explore your fears and what may be holding you back from moving forward.
Why I chose counselling
To see the transformation that occurs during counselling is just wonderful. There’s something quite humbling when you see the changes and growth that have taken place, and described to me as, “wholeness”, “completeness”, and “I can do this” . I feel really honoured to have seen this growth and change is so many people.
What's your next step?
Let's find out together. Send me a message or call me to explore how we might work together.
Training, qualifications & experience
I completed the introduction in Counselling Skills in 2008, the Certificate in Counselling in 2009 and after securing a counselling placement and training at a Rape Crisis centre, I went on to complete the Diploma in the Theory and Practice of Counselling in 2011. After qualifying I continued working within the same organisation and went on to study the Postgraduate Certificate and Advanced Development Programme in Advocacy for Victims of Sexual Violence at Worcester University in 2013. In addition, I studied Pet Bereavement Support with Blue Cross and completed the training in 2017. More recently in the last couple of years, I have completed the Counselling and Psychotherapy Supervision course and enhanced introduction in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) with the overall aim of completing the full qualification in the near future.
I have also completed various Continued Professional Development (CPD) including:
Integrating coaching into counselling practice
Trauma informed practice
Emotional Intelligence
Body Healing Coach
Inner Child
Play Therapy
Dealing with distress
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.
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
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£50.00 per session
Additional information
Currently my fees are £50 per 1 hour session.
When I work
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I offer sessions on a weekly, fortnightly, or monthly basis.
Further information
I offer a free 20-minute telephone/video call which allows you the opportunity to ask any questions and/or discuss any worries or concerns you may have.
On site parking is available.
I am fully insured.
You can contact me by e-mail or telephone, or if you prefer you can send a text.
