Joanna Kay
Gentle practical support for anxiety and trauma
About Joanna
Joanna Kay works with people facing anxiety, stress, low mood and difficulties in relationships. She offers a calm, warm space for someone who feels stuck or overwhelmed. Joanna’s manner is non-judgemental and practical, aimed at helping a person move toward more confidence and self-compassion.
Joanna draws on three years of experience within charities, schools and personal mental health settings across the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation which signals her professional standing.
Background and approach
Her background means she is used to supporting people with a wide range of life challenges and emotional concerns. Common themes Joanna helps with include trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, abandonment and attachment issues, and struggles with guilt, shame or isolation. She also supports people exploring life purpose, self-love and women’s issues.
Sessions are shaped around each person’s goals and what feels most useful to them. In therapy Joanna uses creative practices alongside conversation. She sometimes brings art, poetry and writing into sessions to help people name feelings and try new ways of relating to themselves.
These options are offered alongside talking therapies rather than replacing them. Joanna offers a flexible mix of video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. She helps people set clear, achievable goals and checks in regularly on progress.
The aim is to help clients find practical steps toward greater resilience and wellbeing.
What Joanna works with
Sessions & fees
Approaches you might try and how online sessions help
Joanna uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that combine conversation with creative practice. One common method she uses focuses on understanding and shifting unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns. This approach helps when anxiety, low mood or relationship habits are getting in the way of daily life.She also works with trauma-informed ways of working that prioritise safety and pacing. These techniques help people process difficult experiences gradually and reduce overwhelming reactions. In addition, Joanna often brings creative methods such as art, poetry and writing into sessions to help people access feelings words alone sometimes miss.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanna will talk through options and pick methods together based on a person's needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative process means techniques can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for many people. Video calls let a person see and be seen, which helps recreate the feel of face-to-face sessions. Phone sessions work well when a quieter voice check-in is needed or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, reflective writing exercises, or when someone prefers typed conversation. These options provide flexibility to fit sessions around work, family life and different daily rhythms.
| 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
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
