Counsellor profile
Joanne Pollard, BACP
Based in United Kingdom · 3 years of experience
Counsellor for relationship and life changes
Continue with JoanneAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (408869)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Joanne supplied to BetterHelp.
- Relationship and family
- Grief and loss
- Compassion fatigue
About Joanne
BACP. 3 years' experience. Joanne Pollard is a counsellor who works with people on relationship and family concerns, grief, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. She also focuses on attachment issues, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, self-love, social anxiety and phobia, and workplace issues.
Joanne practises in an integrative, person-centred way. She draws on different evidence-based therapeutic techniques to match what each person needs. Her background as a nutritionist informs how she talks about the link between diet and mood where that is relevant to the person she is working with.
In sessions she listens for patterns in relationships and emotion. She helps people name difficult feelings and look at how those feelings affect daily life. Practical steps and conversational reflection are both used, depending on what feels most helpful.
Joanne aims to work collaboratively. She will agree goals and check progress as therapy continues. This means talking about what is and is not helping, and adjusting the way sessions run when needed.
People considering counselling can expect clear, straightforward conversation and support with practical coping strategies. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session via the online counselling options button.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Joanne uses integrative, person-centred methods which focus on listening and responding to the person in front of her. Person-centred counselling emphasises the counsellor's non-directive listening and reflection to help people clarify feelings and take steps that make sense to them. Her integrative approach means she can draw on different evidence-based techniques to suit issues such as grief, relationship patterns or workplace stress.She also brings in practical, skills-based approaches when helpful, such as strategies for managing social anxiety or coping with overwhelming emotion. These techniques show people short-term ways to reduce distress and practise new behaviours between sessions. Joanne will work collaboratively to decide which approaches fit a person’s goals and preferences, and she will review what is working as therapy continues.
Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel by reducing commute time and allowing sessions from different locations. It can also allow shorter check-ins when a quick review is needed, or use audio rather than video when bandwidth is an issue. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, commonly use these benefits to help people maintain regular appointments and stay engaged with the process.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with relationship and family issues, grief, coping with life changes and compassion fatigue, plus related topics such as attachment and communication problems.
What is her therapeutic style?
She describes her practice as integrative and person-centred, combining conversational reflection with practical steps to suit each person.
How much experience does she have?
Joanne has three years of counselling experience.
Is she BACP registered and where is she based?
She is BACP and based in the United Kingdom.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to people abroad?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start counselling with her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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