Joyce Akpogheneta
Compassionate therapist focusing on attachment and recovery
About Joyce
Joyce Akpogheneta draws on Attachment-Based, Client-Centred and psychodynamic ideas to help people make sense of painful patterns. She is an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy, with eleven years of practice in the United Kingdom. Joyce writes simply and directly with people who are feeling overwhelmed by change or by old hurts.
She aims to create a calm space where people can talk through stress, anxiety, grief and depression.
Background and approach
Joyce pays attention to how early relationships and attachment patterns shape current reactions. That gives a map for practical work on anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes. Her approach is collaborative and warm.
She treats people as the experts of their own lives while offering observations and gentle challenges. She uses solution-focused steps and motivational interviewing to help set goals and keep progress on track. Joyce has particular experience supporting people after trauma and abuse, and with issues such as dissociation, domestic violence, or compassion fatigue.
She also works with parenting stresses, blended family issues and the strain caused by prejudice or multicultural pressures. Sessions are straightforward and paced to each person’s needs. Joyce welcomes English-speaking clients in the UK and internationally.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and arrange sessions that suit their schedule.
What Joyce works with
How Joyce works
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Sessions & fees
Therapeutic approaches and online access
Joyce often uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early bonds affect current feelings and relationships; this can help with anxiety, relationship distress and patterns that repeat. She also draws on Client-Centred therapy, which focuses on listening closely and helping people find their own answers through acceptance and empathy. Solution-Focused ideas are used to set small, practical goals that move people forward between sessions.Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. Joyce will talk with each person about their needs, preferences and goals and together decide which methods to try. That collaborative process means the approach can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from wherever the client is; phone sessions can be handy when bandwidth is limited or a quieter audio check-in is preferred. Live chat and text messaging suit people who want shorter check-ins, frequent written reflections or who prefer not to be on camera. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, study or family life, and to continue contact with a registered or accredited professional when travel is difficult.
| 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
Also listed
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
