Joanna Cottrell, BACP
Joanna Cottrell is a UK-based counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem or life changes.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Self Esteem
- Career difficulties
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About Joanna
Joanna Cottrell is a UK-based counsellor who aims to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem or life changes. She works with concerns such as depression, career problems, addiction, grief and relationship worries. Joanna offers a calm, non-judgemental presence to help people take the first steps towards change.
Joanna uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. She listens first to understand what matters to each person, then helps set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions can include exploring thoughts that make things harder and trying new ways of coping that fit everyday life. Her background includes eight years working with counselling skills and supporting people through trauma, attachment issues and identity concerns such as LGBT matters. Joanna also focuses on areas like ADHD, chronic health challenges and caregiver stress when these affect daily wellbeing.
Joanna draws on approaches including Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to help people make sense of patterns and try different behaviours. She also uses Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy to build motivation and practical change plans. People who are looking for clear, steady support and practical tools often find this style helpful.
Joanna encourages pacing the work to what feels manageable and adjusting plans as needs shift.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 404107 | December 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Joanna works with
Everything Joanna lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joanna lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanna will discuss goals and preferences and choose or blend methods with the person in a collaborative way. The focus is on what helps most for the issues at hand and on testing simple strategies together.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to work. Video calls allow a face-to-face feel for deeper conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when video is not possible and use less bandwidth. Live chat or text-based messaging can fit quick check-ins, short coaching-style exchanges or ongoing support between sessions. These options help people fit therapy around busy lives and different practical needs.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Joanna help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, career concerns and addictions among other issues. Her practice also covers trauma and attachment-related difficulties.
What is Joanna's style in therapy?
Her style is calm and collaborative, starting with listening and then setting small practical goals. Sessions focus on understanding patterns and trying manageable changes.
How much experience does Joanna have?
She has eight years of professional experience using counselling skills in the UK. That experience includes work with trauma, caregiver stress and identity concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Joanna is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits the person.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work with Joanna?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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