Joanne Saulter , BACP

Joanne Saulter is a counsellor who uses a person-centred, integrative approach to support people through difficult times. She brings five years of practice and a calm, respectful manner to sessions. Joanne is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and offers care that can include faith where clients find that helpful.

Joanne listens first and helps people name what feels overwhelming. She works with common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression and grief. She also supports people dealing with trauma, ADHD, parenting strain, relationship questions, eating and body image worries, and coping with life changes.

Her style draws on therapies that focus on values, emotions and attachment. Techniques from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy may be used alongside emotionally focused and attachment-based ideas. The goal is to help people notice what matters to them and build practical ways to move forward.

Joanne has experience supporting adults and young people, including carers and adults with autism. Sessions are offered in English and conducted online by video, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. She works collaboratively to set realistic goals and to choose approaches that suit each person.

People who prefer a faith-informed perspective can ask for that to be included. Joanne aims to provide a warm, non-judgemental space where clients are heard and helped to take small, achievable steps toward change.

Therapeutic approaches and online options

Joanne uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify personal values and take small steps aligned with those values even when feelings are hard to face. This approach is useful for anxiety, low mood and situations where someone wants clearer direction in life.

She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy and Emotionally-Focused ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. These approaches help people understand their emotional responses and improve how they relate to others when old wounds affect present-day connections.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Joanne will talk with each person about their goals, past experiences and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to make counselling more flexible. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation, phone calls work well with limited bandwidth, live chat offers a shorter check-in and messaging suits people who prefer written communication. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving or travel while keeping sessions consistent and focused.