Joanne Janvier, BACP
Joanne Janvier helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and trauma.
About Joanne
Joanne Janvier helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She supports people coping with life changes, low self-esteem, grief, addiction concerns and career pressures. Joanne also offers guidance around intimacy, relationship questions, parenting strain and ADHD.
She works with people from LGBT communities and those managing chronic health challenges or caregiver stress. Joanne uses a warm, person-focused style that aims to make talking easier. She listens without judgement and helps clients name what feels most difficult.
Background and approach
Sessions are practical and grounded, focusing on small changes that add up over time. Her approach draws on several well-known methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy. Joanne blends tools from these approaches with client-centred dialogue so people can try different ways of coping and see what fits.
With 16 years of experience, Joanne has supported people through issues like bipolar disorder, eating and sleeping problems, compassion fatigue and anger. She also works with concerns linked to adoption and foster care, ageing, neurodiversity and sexuality differences. Her experience covers a wide range of emotional and practical challenges.
Joanne practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. To begin, people follow the site intake steps to find a suitable time and format.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 397496 | September 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 Joanne works with
Everything Joanne lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Joanne lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions link together. It offers practical exercises and structured techniques to change unhelpful patterns and manage symptoms like panic, low mood or sleep problems.
Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationships shape current patterns in close connections. It can be useful for people struggling with intimacy, abandonment issues and relationship repeats.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Joanne will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She mixes approaches when that helps and adjusts the plan as people learn what works.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls are good for a full face-to-face style session, phone can fit a quick check-in or when bandwidth is limited, and text options suit shorter, ongoing support or people who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to schedule therapy around work, family or health needs and broaden access to registered or accredited professionals regardless of location.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems does Joanne help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, bipolar symptoms and addiction concerns, plus relationship, parenting and career pressures.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Joanne uses a warm, person-centred style that combines listening with practical tools. Sessions focus on small, achievable changes and exploring what works for each person.
What experience does she have?
She has 16 years of professional experience working across a wide range of emotional and life challenges, including compassion fatigue and chronic health issues.
What are Joanne's credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Joanne offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with Joanne?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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