Joanna Bienkowska , BACP

Joanna Bienkowska is a counsellor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, low mood and relationship pain. She works with a wide range of concerns including grief, sleep problems, addictive patterns, and struggles with self-esteem. Joanna meets people in English and Polish and offers sessions to clients inside and outside the United Kingdom.

Joanna uses clear, practical approaches in sessions. She draws on cognitive behavioural therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link together. Conversations focus on skills people can try between meetings and on small changes that make daily life easier.

Her background includes three years of professional and placement experience in the UK. Joanna holds BACP, which is recorded here as provided in her profile. She places emphasis on treating people with respect, sensitivity and compassion while tailoring the work to each person’s needs.

Typical sessions begin with the concerns that matter most to the individual. Joanna listens, helps map what is keeping the difficulty going, and works with clients to set simple, realistic goals. She supports people through life changes, parenting strain, caregiver stress, chronic health challenges and issues around attachment or abandonment.

Practical problem solving is a common feature of her work, as is paying attention to emotions and relationships. Joanna also addresses intimacy-related issues, body image and money or career worries. She encourages steady progress and helps people build strategies they can use after therapy ends.

How Joanna uses CBT online and what to expect

Joanna offers cognitive behavioural therapy, a direct approach that helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT can be useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep troubles, and many problems that involve repeated unhelpful patterns.

In sessions she works collaboratively to set clear goals and to try practical exercises between meetings. The aim is to build skills that reduce distress over time and to tailor steps to each person's situation, whether dealing with grief, relationship strain, or life transitions.

Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Joanna will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and adapt the approach accordingly. This is a joint effort to identify which techniques feel most helpful and sustainable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls suit longer conversations and visual connection. Phone sessions can be easier when lower bandwidth or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging offer flexible, brief contact for checking in or working through specific tasks. These options make therapy more accessible around work, caring duties or when travel is difficult.