Joanne (Jo) Webster, NCPS

Joanne (Jo) Webster is a professionally accredited psychotherapeutic counsellor registered with the NCPS and qualified since 2015. She brings a decade of clinical experience and UK-based training to her practice, working with adults, children, young people, couples and groups. Jo works from an integrated, pluralistic perspective and draws on a range of approaches to meet each person where they are. Her background includes humanistic and person-centred methods, transactional analysis, cognitive behavioural techniques, solution-focused work and psychodynamic ideas, used flexibly to respond to individual needs.

One area of particular expertise is bereavement and loss. Jo spent seven years supporting people in palliative care, offering help to those with terminal diagnoses and to family members through both pre-bereavement and post-bereavement stages. She has worked with families affected by the death of a baby, child or young person and with adults grieving the loss of partners, parents, relatives and friends following sudden, traumatic or life-limiting events.

Her practice also addresses stress, anxiety, family and relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, coping with life changes, and related concerns such as attachment and abandonment, caregiver stress, addiction, and end-of-life issues. Jo tailors her therapeutic approach to the person or people in front of her, recognising that no single style fits everyone. She is described by her own standards as empathic, approachable, trustworthy and a careful listener who genuinely cares about the people she works with.

Therapeutic approaches for effective online support

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on the relationship between therapist and client, offering a nonjudgmental space where the person is supported to explore their feelings and priorities. This approach is suited to people facing grief, life changes and relational difficulties because it emphasises empathy and understanding.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and learn practical strategies to change them. It is commonly used for stress, anxiety, mood concerns and coping with disruptive thoughts or routines.

Hypnotherapy can be used alongside talking therapies to support relaxation and access different ways of working with memories, habits or emotional responses. When applied by trained therapists it can complement other approaches for issues such as trauma responses, anxiety and breaking unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the therapeutic process. Joanne (Jo) Webster works collaboratively with each person to identify which approaches match their needs, goals and preferences, and she adapts the plan as therapy progresses.

Online therapy with Joanne is offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, giving flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to fit regular sessions into busy lives, to access support from home, and to continue work through life transitions while staying connected with a registered professional.