Joanne Rothery , NCPS

Joanne Rothery is a counsellor who helps people struggling with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and the effects of major life changes. She works with bereavement, sleeping problems, anger, career concerns, bipolar-related challenges and compassion fatigue. Joanne places the person at the centre of the work and aims to offer a calm, accepting presence during sessions.

She uses a client-centred way of working that starts from listening and understanding what matters most to each person. That approach means the client’s priorities guide the conversations. Joanne also draws on cognitive behavioural ideas to notice thinking patterns and trial small changes that can reduce distress.

Joanne has four years of professional experience and is registered with NCPS. She speaks English and offers sessions to people in the United Kingdom and to international clients. Sessions are available by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

In practice she focuses on practical steps and steady support. People can expect open conversation about what’s happening now, moments to reflect on how patterns began, and simple experiments to try between sessions. Joanne aims to create a steady, non-judgemental space where difficult feelings can be talked about and explored.

Her wider interests include attachment issues, abandonment, body image, caregiver stress, codependency, dissociation and blended family concerns. Those topics often link to the main concerns people bring into therapy.

How Joanne blends approaches online

Joanne commonly uses client-centred therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy during online sessions. Client-centred therapy focuses on understanding the person’s experience through listening and acceptance, which helps when someone needs to be heard and supported. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers simple exercises to test new ways of thinking and behaving.

Finding the right combination of approaches is part of the work. Joanne will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and then agree a collaborative plan. That means the approach can change over time as needs shift and different tasks are tried together.

Online therapy makes it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions use less bandwidth, live chat can suit quick check-ins, and text messaging lets people reflect in writing between appointments. These options can help people access steady support while juggling work, family and other commitments.