About Joanne
Joanne Bagwell is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief and low self-esteem. She welcomes people who are dealing with life changes, relationship problems, mood shifts and parenting strains. Joanne is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and brings three years of practice experience to her work.
She uses an integrative style that adapts to each person.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on listening, making space for feelings, and helping people notice how their body and emotions interact. Joanne blends talking therapies with somatic awareness to help people settle physical tension that comes with anxiety or trauma. In practical terms she draws on client-centred methods to follow what matters most to the individual.
She also uses existential questions to help people find meaning, and solution-focused tools to set small, achievable goals. Psychodynamic ideas may be used to look at longer-term patterns that affect mood and relationships. Joanne aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people can talk through painful experiences.
She keeps language plain and works at a pace that feels manageable. Many clients use a mix of short-term problem solving and deeper reflective work. Sessions are offered online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, making it easier for people to fit counselling into busy lives.
The process begins with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling through the Start Therapy button.
Therapy approaches suited to online work
Joanne uses somatic awareness to help people notice how stress and emotions show up in the body. This can mean simple breathing, posture work or noticing tension to reduce anxiety and improve sleep. She also works in a client-centred way, following the person's agenda and listening deeply to what matters most right now.She often brings in existential questions to help people clarify purpose and values. That approach is useful when someone feels stuck, lonely or unsure about major life choices. Together the approaches offer both immediate coping tools and time to consider longer-term meaning in life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanne will discuss goals and preferences and try different ways of working to see what fits. The collaboration means sessions can shift between practical steps and slower reflective work as needed.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. These formats provide flexibility for people with busy schedules, mobility limits or caring responsibilities. They make it straightforward to continue therapy from home and to use short, focused sessions or longer conversations depending on what the person needs.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
Also works with
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English