Jo Stroud
Practical online therapy for emotional strain
About Jo
Jo Stroud welcomes people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, relationship strain or life changes. She aims to make sessions straightforward and supportive so someone unsure about therapy can take the first step. Jo uses clear language and practical exercises rather than jargon.
She is listed with NCPS and has ten years of experience offering online therapy to people in the United Kingdom. Jo works with a wide range of concerns, including trauma and abuse, depression, low self-esteem and compassion fatigue.
Background and approach
She also supports people dealing with parenting pressures, career worries and family conflict. Her additional focus areas include attachment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, body image and dissociation. Her style is direct and empathetic.
Jo blends tools from different therapeutic models to suit each person. She may use timelines, inner child work, safety and stabilisation techniques, and elements drawn from emotion-focused approaches to help people process difficult experiences. Sessions aim to build self-awareness and practical skills.
Jo helps people develop breathing, grounding and coping strategies, and works on communication and boundaries where needed. The goal is realistic change that fits daily life rather than abstract theory. People who prefer online contact can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
Jo supports work on abandonment, codependency, control issues and other specific themes, and she adapts methods to match individual needs and goals.
What Jo works with
Sessions & fees
How Jo adapts therapeutic approaches for online work
Jo draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them for remote sessions. One common strand is emotion-focused work which helps people identify and work with strong feelings; it can be useful for relationship strain, grief and self-esteem issues. Another commonly used element is stabilisation and safety techniques which teach grounding, breathing and coping skills to manage distress and trauma symptoms.Deciding which approach fits best is part of the process. Jo collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals, needs and how they prefer to communicate online. She checks in regularly to adjust tools and pace so the work stays relevant and manageable.
Online formats give practical benefits. Video calls let therapy feel closer to face-to-face and are useful for visual cues and longer sessions. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or for a brief check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging suit short reflections, written exercises and people who prefer writing their thoughts. These options make it easier to fit counselling around work, family and daily life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Stress, Anxiety
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 10 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
