Joanne Maddison
Gentle, practical counselling for life changes
About Joanne
Joanne Maddison is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom. She offers calm, straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief, depression and life changes. She uses a conversational, client-centred way of working.
Sessions focus on what matters now while also looking at past patterns that repeat in everyday life. This helps people notice unhelpful habits and try new ways of coping. Joanne brings three years of professional experience and a background in healthcare.
Background and approach
That experience shapes a practical approach to common challenges such as pregnancy and early parenthood transitions, career strain and coping with loss. Her work draws on Jungian ideas about meaning and symbols, alongside mindfulness and body-focused somatic techniques. These methods are used to help people feel more grounded, reduce distress and gain clearer perspective on difficult feelings.
Joanne aims to treat everyone with respect and sensitivity. She tailors conversations and plans to each person’s needs. The focus is on small, achievable steps that build confidence and resilience over time.
What Joanne works with
How Joanne works
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Sessions & fees
How Joanne blends therapeutic approaches for online counselling
Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of each session. The counsellor listens without judgement and helps the person find their own solutions, which works well for stress, low mood and relationship worries.Mindfulness therapy teaches simple ways to notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept away. It can be useful for anxiety, sleeping problems and managing strong emotions.
Somatic therapy brings attention to the body and its signals to help release tension and feel more grounded. This can support people dealing with chronic stress, grief or emotional overwhelm.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Joanne will discuss goals, preferences and what feels helpful, and then adapt methods together. That collaborative process helps people try different techniques and settle on what works best for them.
Online sessions come in several formats: video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat offers quick check-ins and messaging fits those who prefer written reflection. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and day-to-day life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| 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
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
