Joanne Ryan
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About me
I offer a warm, supportive therapeutic space where you will be met with understanding and compassion. My approach is down-to-earth and collaborative. We will work at a pace that feels right for you.
I place great importance on the quality of our relationship and your capacity for growth. At the heart of my practice is a belief that growth and self-understanding develop within safe, supportive relationships built on trust, connection, mutual respect, and openness.
I work in a way that is sensitive to your lived experiences, recognising the influence that relationships, discrimination, inequality, and wider life circumstances can have on health and wellbeing. Honouring your agency, autonomy, and right to choose is central to my practice because I believe your voice matters.
As an integrative therapist, I tailor my approach to your individual needs rather than offering a one-size-fits-all model, adapting in response to what emerges during the sessions. This allows therapy to develop in a way that feels most relevant and meaningful to you. I follow your lead, focusing on what matters most to you, listening with curiosity and without judgement to understand your experiences from your perspective.
My hope is that through our work together, you will feel able to explore your experiences, deepen your self-understanding, and make sense of any challenges you may be facing in a way that feels manageable and meaningful to you.
I work with adults experiencing anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, trauma, loss and bereavement, relationship difficulties, emotional overwhelm, addiction, and life transitions. I also support people who feel stuck in unhelpful patterns, overwhelmed or uncertain, struggling to make sense of their experiences, or wanting to understand how past experiences may be affecting them in the present.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and work in accordance with its Ethical Framework, ensuring that our work together is safe, ethical, and centred on your wellbeing and autonomy. Your safety and wellbeing are always my priority.
Alongside my counselling training, I have over ten years' experience supporting adults in community-based mental health recovery and crisis services. This work has deepened my understanding of distress, the importance of connection, and the value of making support accessible at the point of need.
I also bring lived experience of trauma, loss, and my own mental health challenges. This allows me to appreciate how difficult it can be to reach out for support and how important it is to feel genuinely understood. Throughout both my personal and professional life, hope and self-compassion have played a vital role, and these values continue to inform my practice today.
Training, qualifications & experience
- Postgraduate Diploma (Level 7) in Counselling and Psychotherapy from Leeds Beckett University
- BA (Hons) Combined Studies with Creative Therapies from Bradford University
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling
- Single Session Therapy Training
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST)
- Mental Health First Aid Certificate
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
Therapies offered
Fees
£55.00 per session
Free initial telephone or online session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer also offer Single Session Therapy at a cost of £70 and reduced rates to students, people on low incomes, and those receiving benefits. Concessionary rates can be discussed at our first meeting.
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Further information
I offer a free 20-minute initial consultation. This session will allow us to introduce ourselves and determine if we are the right fit for each other.
If we choose to go ahead, I will book you in for your first appointment and send you my intake form and contract. We can go through these together when we meet.
