Joanna Klekotko , BACP

Joanna Klekotko is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, mood changes and relationship concerns. She supports those facing low self-esteem, addiction struggles, grief, eating and sleeping problems, and the strain of life changes. Joanna speaks English and Polish and practises from the United Kingdom.

With 15 years of professional experience and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), Joanna uses a blend of approaches to suit each person. She draws on cognitive behavioural ideas, person-centred listening, attachment work and emotion-focused methods to help people understand what matters to them and what gets in the way.

Joanna explains the issues clients bring, then together they choose ways to move forward. Early sessions focus on the main problems and practical goals. Later work can build emotional resilience and new coping strategies for transitions or ongoing difficulties.

Her sessions may be short-term counselling or longer open-ended psychotherapy, depending on each person’s needs. Joanna aims to help people connect with their emotions, values and strengths so they can make changes that feel meaningful.

Common concerns she addresses include trauma and abuse, ADHD, intimacy issues, parenting strain, caregiver stress, body image, and relationship or commitment worries. She also supports people dealing with abandonment, adoption and foster care experiences, blended family challenges, and separation and divorce.

Joanna adapts her approach to match a client’s expectations and life situation. The work is collaborative and paced to what a person can manage, with clear attention to practical steps as well as emotional understanding.

How Joanna’s approaches translate to online therapy

Joanna uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy among other methods. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify their values and take small steps that match those values while learning to live with difficult thoughts. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviours to reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanna discusses options with each person and chooses methods together based on their goals and preferences. This collaborative process means the plan can change as needs evolve and progress becomes clearer.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be useful when video is not practical, live chat supports shorter check-ins and messaging suits people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or travel and to keep continuity when life is busy.